Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town

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Source: AFP

Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town
By Fawaz al-Haidari (AFP) – 1 hour ago

ADEN, Yemen — Yemeni authorities claimed to have regained control of the southern town of Loder, a great part of which was in the grip of suspected Al-Qaeda militants during days of clashes with the army.

"Security authorities have done their job efficiently and professionally," Deputy Interior Minister General Saleh al-Zaweri said late Tuesday in a statement carried by the Saba state news agency.

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US officials cited by the Washington Post on Tuesday have warned that the threat of Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen to US security has become higher than that of the core group based in Pakistan, recommending escalating US operations against AQAP.

"We are looking to draw on all of the capabilities at our disposal," the newspaper quoted an unnamed senior official in the US President Barack Obama's administration.

Adding armed CIA drones to a clandestine campaign of US military strikes was among the proposals, the paper said.


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Moving the Observer article to the more relevant thread.