Al-Qaida Militants Capture Yemeni Military Base

Al-Qaida militants captured a key Yemeni military base in southern city of Mukalla on Friday, a day after storming a prison there and freeing 300 inmates, including a prominent al-Qaida figure. Yemeni military officials say the militants faced little resistance in capturing the prison. To the west, the Saudi-led coalition trying to halt the advance of Houthi Shi'ite rebels airdropped weapons to fighters battling the Houthis in the southern port city of Aden.    Street...

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