Islamic State Claims Attack That Killed 15 Yemeni Soldiers
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Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacks that killed 15 Yemeni soldiers in southeastern Yemen on Friday, highlighting the extremists’ efforts to take advantage of the country’s civil war to gain influence.
A group of 50-70 masked gunmen stormed two checkpoints in the historical city of Shibam, Hadramaut province, which was being manned by security forces loyal to ousted President Abdurabuh Mansur Hadi, the independent al-Masdar news website reported. A suicide car bomb was also involved, it said.