Islamist Militants Hit Yemeni Army Camps, 18 Dead

At least eight Yemeni soldiers and 10 al-Qaida militants were killed in clashes on Wednesday when insurgents attacked two military posts in a southern province where a government offensive began two weeks ago, military sources said.   The sources told Reuters the fighting in Gol al-Rayda and Azzan districts of Shabwa province started early in the morning and lasted several hours.   An army colonel was among the dead, a Defense Ministry source said.   The Yemeni army had...

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