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By Associated Press
May 26, 2012
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni military
officials say fighting in two southern flashpoint towns has left 27 al-Qaida
fighters and seven soldiers dead, and a top commander says the army is pushing
the militants out of the area.
The officials say 20 militants and
seven soldiers have been killed in fighting near Zinjibar, the capital of
southern Abyan province, that continued from Friday until early Saturday. They
say seven other militants have been killed in nearby Jaar.
The officials spoke on condition
of anonymity in line with regulations.
Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Somali,
commander of the 25th Mechanized Brigade, says the army has advanced deep into
Zinjibar. The town fell last year to al-Qaida, who took advantage of political
turmoil to extend their control over much of the south.
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