Yemen Says 18 Al-Qaeda Militants Killed in Clashes With Army
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Yemen’s defense ministry said 18 al-Qaeda militants were killed in clashes yesterday with army troops and by air strikes in Abyan and Marib provinces.
Thirteen militants, including three Somali nationals, were killed in Lawdar city in the southern province of Abyan in clashes with the army and militia who have been fending off an attack on their city for two weeks, the Yemeni defense ministry said in a statement on its website.