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ADEN, Yemen – Dozens of suspected Qaeda militants launched a night-time assault on one of southeastern Yemen’s main cities sparking fierce fighting that killed at least 15 people, security sources said on Saturday, May 24.
They attacked army bases and public buildings in Seiyun, second city of Hadramawt province, with car bombs, rocket-launchers and heavy machineguns, the sources said.
The regional military headquarters, the special forces base and the main police station were all targeted, along with local government offices and banks. (READ: Three ‘terrorists’ killed near Yemen presidential palace)
The assault in Hadramawt, a jihadist stronghold that has seen large-scale attacks on the army in the past, came as troops pressed a month-old ground offensive against Al-Qaeda in Abyan and Shabwa provinces to the west. (READ: Yemen president vows assault on all Qaeda bastions)
Security forces have been on high alert for Al-Qaeda reprisals for the offensive, particularly in the capital Sanaa. – Rappler.com
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