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Arabia
Yemen: 14 dead, including 12 suspected members of Al Qaeda
2011-06-20
[Ennahar] Twelve suspected members of Al Qaeda and two soldiers were killed in fighting in the city of Zinjibar in southern Yemen, said Sunday an army officer.
One has to feel for the troops, putting their lives on the line to maintain such a weak facsimile of civilization, which nonetheless is significantly better than the available alternatives. Even if things were different when they took the king's shilling, still they are there now.
They could be trying to defend Mogadishu, after all...
"Twelve members of the Supporters of Sharia (group linked to Al Qaeda) were killed and three were maimed in shelling last night with the artillery of the 119 Brigade," said the officer.

He added that the bombing was directed against "cut-throats who were trying to plant explosive charges on a main road" of the city, he said.

After two hours of shelling, the "armed cut-throats launched an attack against a military barracks" where two soldiers were killed by a rocket and three were maimed and transported to a hospital in Aden, he added.

May 29, hundreds of members of Al Qaeda, officials said, took control of Zinjibar, a town east of Aden, where fighting with the army killed over 150 people, including about 80 soldiers.
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