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    July 30, 2011

Yemen Air Raid Kills Tribesmen by Mistake

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   Map of Zinjibar and Taiz in Yemen

   Yemeni officials say an air raid targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in
   the country's south has mistakenly killed at least eight pro-government
   tribesmen.
   Officials say the tribesmen were battling militants Friday east of
   Zinjibar, the capital of volatile Abyan province, at the time of the
   air raid.
   Meanwhile, authorities said clashes in the south killed at least six
   members of the army and at least five militants.
   Al-Qaida-linked militants have seized areas in southern Yemen during
   the six-month-old uprising pressing for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's
   resignation.
   Washington fears the militants will take advantage of Yemen's
   anti-government unrest to expand their haven in the country and plot
   attacks against the West.
   Saleh remains in Saudi Arabia where he is recovering from injuries
   sustained in a June attack on his presidential compound.

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