Yemen
25 killed in southern Yemen army-Islamist clash
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April 9, 2012
25 killed in southern Yemen army-Islamist clash
ADEN - At least 25 people were killed on Monday when fighters from an al Qaeda-linked group attacked a military…
Yemen: Ex-president’s loyalists attack airport
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April 7, 2012
Yemen: Ex-president’s loyalists attack airport
SANAA, Yemen — Loyalists of former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh seized the country's main airport Saturday as tanks and…
Yemeni president purges army of ex-regime loyalists
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April 7, 2012
Yemeni president purges army of ex-regime loyalists
Yemen's newly appointed president fired several old-regime figures and relatives of the former leader in a major shake-up of the…
Yemen army ‘kills 6 Al-Qaeda suspects’
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April 2, 2012
Yemen army ‘kills 6 Al-Qaeda suspects’
Yemen's army shelled Al-Qaeda hideouts in the southern city of Zinjibar, one of the jihadists' major strongholds, killing six militants,…
Seven troops killed in fresh Yemen attack
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April 1, 2012
Seven troops killed in fresh Yemen attack
Seven Yemeni soldiers were killed in an attack the Defence Ministry blamed on Al-Qaeda militants on Sunday, a day after…
Saudi diplomat kidnapped in south Yemen
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March 28, 2012
Saudi diplomat kidnapped in south Yemen
ADEN — Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in Yemen's southern port city of Aden was seized by unknown gunmen outside his…
Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen
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March 25, 2012
Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen
DUBAI — Washington believes Iran is working with Shia Muslim rebels in northern Yemen and secessionists in the country's south to expand its influence at the…
Yemen: More than 2,000 killed in yearlong turmoil, many times estimates of rights groups
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March 18, 2012
Yemen: More than 2,000 killed in yearlong turmoil, many times estimates of rights groups
SANAA, Yemen — More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the…
Yemen Salafis form first ever political party
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March 14, 2012
Yemen Salafis form first ever political party
Ultra-conservative Salafis in Yemen have formed their first political party, urging recently elected President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to apply Islamic…
Yemen: Airstrikes kill 18 al-Qaida militants
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March 10, 2012
Yemen: Airstrikes kill 18 al-Qaida militants
SANAA, Yemen — Airstrikes killed 18 al-Qaeda-linked militants in central Yemen Saturday while separate strikes targeted militants in the south,…