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| 13 soldiers, 2 civilians killed in Yemen clashes |
| 2010-08-21 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Thirteen soldiers and two non-combatants were killed on Friday when the army fought gunnies in the scenic city of Loder in south Yemen, a local security official told AFP. Eight of the soldiers were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their armored vehicle, Loder regional security chief Yahya al-Barkani said. A security source said the gunnies involved in the firefight may belong to al-Qaeda, while another local official said the gunnies may have links with a southern separatist movement. Friday's fighting followed a two-hour clash on Thursday in Loder in which gunnies killed two soldiers and maimed two others. The fighting broke out after the assailants attacked two soldiers in the marketplace and seized their weapons, leading to the intervention of the army. South Yemen is feared to have become a base for al-Qaeda Boskonians to regroup, under the network's local franchise, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). |
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