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14 Aug 2012

Gunmen attack Yemen defence ministry offices

Three people have been killed and nine have been wounded when troops from Yemen's elite Republican Guard force attacked the headquarters of the defence ministry but were repelled, the Reuters news agency reports. The forces, led by the son of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, laid siege to the ministry in Sanaa on Tuesday before attacking it with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, witnesses said.
Three people have been killed and nine have been wounded when troops from Yemen's elite Republican Guard force attacked...
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31 May 2012

Al-Qaeda fighters clash with Yemeni troops

At least seven people have been killed after fighters linked to al-Qaeda attacked Yemeni troops guarding a town briefly seized by the fighters earlier this year, officials say. The attack on Radda, a town in al-Baydah province 170km southeast of the capital Sanaa, comes amid a major Yemeni army offensive on al-Qaeda strongholds further to the south.
At least seven people have been killed after fighters linked to al-Qaeda attacked Yemeni troops guarding a town briefly...
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14 Apr 2012

‘222 dead’ in Qaeda battle for Yemen’s Loder

At least 222 people, including 183 militants, have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic southern town of Loder that Al-Qaeda is trying to seize, Yemeni security sources said on Saturday. In the southern port city of Aden, also southern Yemen, an attack on a checkpoint by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters and a subsequent gunbattle left eight of the assailants and four policemen killed, police said.
At least 222 people, including 183 militants, have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic southern...
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9 Apr 2012

Dozens killed in attack on Yemen army base

At least 23 people have been killed after suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters attacked a military camp in southern Yemen, residents and local officials have said. Fighting near the city of Lawdar erupted on Monday when fighters from Ansar al-Sharia launched a dawn assault on the camp, which is in Abyan province, about 120km from the southern port city of Aden.
At least 23 people have been killed after suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters attacked a military camp in southern Yemen,...
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12 Jan 2012

Sectarian clashes erupt in strife-torn Yemen

Deadly clashes have broken out between Zaidi Shia rebels and Sunni Salafist gunmen in northern Yemen, a security official has said, as anti-government protests continued across the nation. Heavy fighting erupted on Thursday morning in the northern Hajjah province between rebel gunmen, known as Houthis, and Sunni fighters, the local official told news agencies.
Deadly clashes have broken out between Zaidi Shia rebels and Sunni Salafist gunmen in northern Yemen, a security...
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20 Dec 2011

Yemeni soldiers battle ‘al-Qaeda’ fighters

Yemeni soldiers have been battling al-Qaeda-linked fighters outside the southern city of Zinjibar, which remains partly under the control of anti-government groups who seized it more than half a year ago.
Yemeni soldiers have been battling al-Qaeda-linked fighters outside the southern city of Zinjibar, which remains partly...
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25 Nov 2011

Fighting erupts in Yemen amid protests

Officials in Yemen say heavy fighting broke out in the Yemeni capital between security forces and army defectors despite the signing of a recent deal to transfer power. One man from each side was killed in Friday's clashes in Sanaa, a military official said.
Officials in Yemen say heavy fighting broke out in the Yemeni capital between security forces and army defectors despite...
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22 Oct 2011

Fierce fighting erupts in Yemen’s capital

Fierce clashes have erupted between forces loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents in two areas in the capital Sanaa, a day after the UN urged the embattled leader to hand over power.
Fierce clashes have erupted between forces loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents in two areas...
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29 Sep 2011

Rival forces clash across Yemen

Fierce clashes have erupted in Yemen's capital between troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and forces led by defected General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar.
Fierce clashes have erupted in Yemen's capital between troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and forces led by...
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22 Sep 2011

Yemen’s fragile ceasefire breaks as protesters mourn their dead

Outside the gates of one of the main hospitals in Yemen's capital, tens of thousands of men, women and children stood in silence. The crowd had gathered to mourn the deaths of 83 protesters, shot dead by Yemeni security services over the past three days. It was the worst bout of violence in the eight-month uprising.
Outside the gates of one of the main hospitals in Yemen's capital, tens of thousands of men, women and children stood in...
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15 Sep 2011

Renewed violence rocks Yemen

Two civilians died on Thursday when a shell hit their house in the al-Hassaba district of the capital, Sanaa, a source in the office of Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, a tribal chief, said. Mohammad al-Qadhi, a former managing editor of Yemen Times, told Al Jazeera that clashes had taken place between fighters supporting Sadiq, the leader of the most powerful tribal federation, and troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Two civilians died on Thursday when a shell hit their house in the al-Hassaba district of the capital, Sanaa, a source...
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10 Sep 2011

Yemen troops ‘reclaim’ southern city

Yemen's army has taken control of the capital of southern Abyan province from fighters suspected of having links to al-Qaeda, the state news agency said, citing the provincial governor and military officers.
Yemen's army has taken control of the capital of southern Abyan province from fighters suspected of having links to...
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25 May 2011

Dozens die in renewed Yemeni clashes

At least 38 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Yemeni capital between government loyalists and guards of a tribal leader who has sided with protesters demanding an end to president Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, reports say
At least 38 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Yemeni capital between government loyalists and guards of a...
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13 May 2011

Protesters wounded in Yemen clashes

Yemeni government forces have opened fire at protesters in the city of Taiz, wounding dozens, according to witnesses and medics. Security forces, using machine guns mounted on military vehicles, fired in the air as demonstrators were setting up roadblocks along a main street in the city on Thursday, a Reuters reporter said.
Yemeni government forces have opened fire at protesters in the city of Taiz, wounding dozens, according to witnesses and...
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24 Mar 2011

Pro-Saleh forces clash with Yemen army units

Presidential guards loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, have clashed with army units who have backed opposition groups and protesters demanding Saleh's resignation.
Presidential guards loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, have clashed with army units who have backed...
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20 Feb 2011

Yemen rivals exchange gunfire

Several anti-government protesters have been injured in clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a day after five people died in protests against his 32-year rule. It included one protester who was shot in the neck, witnesses said. Doctors at the hospital where he was taken said he was in a stable condition.
Several anti-government protesters have been injured in clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh,...
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