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Yemeni Forces Kill Suspected Al-Qaida Cell Leader

   VOA News 13 January 2010

   Yemeni security forces have killed the head of an al-Qaida cell in the
   eastern province of Shabwa.
   The  governor  of Shabwa province, Ali Ahmadi, said Wednesday security
   forces killed the suspected militant leader during a raid on his home.
   Also  in  Shabwa  province, security officials say two Yemeni soldiers
   were killed in a road ambush Wednesday.
   Yemen  came  to  the  foreground of U.S.-led efforts to battle Islamic
   militants  after  the  Yemen-based wing of al-Qaida said it was behind
   the  failed  Christmas  Day,  December  25,  plot to bomb a U.S.-bound
   jetliner.
   The  Obama administration has promised to boost assistance to Yemen in
   counter-terrorism  by  providing more funds and personnel for training
   Yemeni security forces.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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