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    June 19, 2011

Clashes in South Yemen Kill 12 Militants, 2 Soldiers

   VOA News
   Photo: AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub
   Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration
   demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in
   Taiz, Yemen, Sunday, June 19, 2011.

   Military officials in Yemen say clashes have killed 12 al-Qaida-linked
   militants and at least two Yemeni soldiers in the south, where
   insurgents have launched several attacks during the country's political
   unrest.
   Authorities say Sunday's clashes occurred outside the city of Zinjibar,
   the capital of the al-Qaida stronghold, Abyan province.
   Militants seized Zinjibar and another southern city in May. Most of
   Zinjibar's population has fled to the port of Aden to escape the
   violence.
   On Thursday, Yemen's Defense Ministry said "terrorists" killed two
   people after firing mortar rounds in the flashpoint city.
   Armed militants last week also renewed attacks against government
   buildings near the southern Yemeni town of Houta.
   Residents said the attackers briefly took over a security headquarters
   and council offices in Masameer, which is close to Houta, before
   retreating.
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