14 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Attack

Suspected al-Qaida militants have attacked a military checkpoint in southern Yemen, killing at least 14 soldiers. Yemeni security officials say other soldiers were wounded in the attack, which took place on Thursday near a village in Shabwa province. Yemen is the stronghold of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, one of the terror group's most active branches. An army spokesman said Thursday that at least 500 al-Qaida militants have been killed since the military launched an...

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