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Qaeda-linked fighters, Yemen troops clash

Associated Press

  December 21, 2011

Yemeni soldiers battled al-Qaida-linked militants outside the southern city of Zinjibar, which remains partly under the control of militants who seized it more than half a year ago. Sixteen of the fighters and four soldiers were killed, a military official said Tuesday. The overnight fighting included intensive artillery shelling from the government side and took place overnight, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with the military regulations.

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