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Yemen tribesmen release hostages in swap deal
Oct 13, 2012 05:34 EDT
Yemen tribesmen released seven hostages, including four Syrian truck drivers, on Saturday after authorities agreed to free 13 of their clansmen jailed for weapons possession, a local official said.
Yemen army pushing Qaeda back
May 16, 2012 11:41 EDT
Yemen's army, with the backing of US experts, is slowly gaining ground in its southern offensive against Al-Qaeda, diplomats and officials said on Wednesday, as the death toll in five days of fighting rose to 144.
Yemen army 'pushing Qaeda back'
May 16, 2012 10:40 EDT
Yemen's army, with the backing of US experts, is slowly gaining ground in its southern offensive against Al-Qaeda, diplomats and officials said on Wednesday, as the death toll in five days of fighting rose to 128.
'222 dead' in Qaeda battle for Yemen's Loder
Apr 14, 2012 10:10 EDT
At least 222 people, including 183 militants, have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic southern town of Loder that Al-Qaeda is trying to seize, Yemeni security sources said on Saturday.
222 'killed in five days' in Yemen
Apr 14, 2012 08:35 EDT
At least 222 people including 183 militants have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic south Yemen town of Loder which Al-Qaeda is trying to seize, a security official said on Saturday.
Toll hits 200 in battle with Qaeda for Yemen town
Apr 13, 2012 12:04 EDT
Clashes between armed civilians and Al-Qaeda militants trying to retake control of the town of Loder spread on Friday to nearby Mudia, as the death toll from four days of clashes reached 200, local sources said.
10 killed in fresh Yemen Qaeda battles
Apr 12, 2012 12:56 EDT
Yemen's army raided Al-Qaeda positions in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, killing eight militants as battles between Islamists and civilians killed another two, local sources said.
Toll hits 177 in south Yemen battle with Qaeda
Apr 12, 2012 08:06 EDT
A battle between Al-Qaeda militants and armed civilians for control of the Yemeni town of Loder spread on Thursday to nearby Mudia, as the death toll from four days of clashes reached 177, local sources said.
46 killed as Yemen battles Qaeda for key town
Apr 11, 2012 14:21 EDT
At least 46 people were killed in a third day of clashes on Wednesday between Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants trying to take over a strategic town in the south, local sources said.
At least 32 killed as Yemen battles Qaeda for key town
Apr 11, 2012 09:31 EDT
At least 32 people were killed in a third day of clashes Wednesday between Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants trying to take over a strategic town in Yemen's south, local sources said.
133 killed in Qaeda violence in Yemen
Apr 10, 2012 12:39 EDT
At least 133 people were killed in 48 hours of clashes pitting Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen against Al-Qaeda militants, officials said on Tuesday, as the extremists vowed to retake a strategic town.
Yemen clashes toll rises to 124 in 48 hours
Apr 10, 2012 10:31 EDT
At least 124 people were killed in 48 hours of fighting between Yemeni troops and Al-Qaeda militants in the country's restive south, military and tribal sources said on Tuesday.
60 dead in Qaeda assault in Yemen
Apr 09, 2012 14:32 EDT
At least 60 people were killed on Monday when Al-Qaeda militants raided a barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks by the extremist network which has boosted its presence in Yemen's lawless south and east.
Yemen says 44 killed in new Qaeda assault
Apr 09, 2012 11:08 EDT
At least 44 people were killed on Monday when Al-Qaeda militants raided a barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks by the extremist network which has boosted its presence in Yemen's lawless south and east.
At least 24 killed in fresh Qaeda assault in Yemen
Apr 09, 2012 07:43 EDT
At least 24 people were killed Monday as Al-Qaeda militants raided an army barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks by the terror network which has boosted its presence across Yemen's lawless south and east.
17 die in Qaeda attack on Yemen barracks: sources
Apr 09, 2012 03:52 EDT
Seventeen people were killed, including five soldiers, after Al-Qaeda militants launched an attack on an army barracks in southern Yemen on Monday, military and tribal sources said, giving a new toll.
Yemeni forces kill 38 Qaeda suspects: official
Apr 03, 2012 12:44 EDT
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, an official said Tuesday.
Yemeni forces 'kill 38 Qaeda suspects'
Apr 03, 2012 06:41 EDT
Yemen's armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts in the country's south, a government official said Tuesday.
Qaeda gunmen kill 7 police in Yemen
Apr 01, 2012 05:58 EDT
Al-Qaeda militants killed seven policemen Sunday in an attack on a checkpoint in Yemen's southeast, a security official said, a day after clashes between the army and militants left 40 dead.
Al-Qaeda suspects kill 7 Yemen policemen
Apr 01, 2012 04:32 EDT
Al-Qaeda suspects killed seven policemen in an attack on a checkpoint in southeast Yemen on Sunday, a security official said, a day after clashes between the army and militants left 40 dead.
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| Lahij | |
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  Lahij
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| Coordinates: 13°03′N 44°53′E / 13.05°N 44.883°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Abyan Governorate |
| Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
