Sanaa – Yemen’s political upheaval has emboldened suspected al-Qaeda militants who have seized a provincial capital and now are operating openly in the lawless south, training with live ammunition and controlling roads with checkpoints. The US fears the power vacuum will give even freer rein to al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen – already the terror network’s most active franchise. Yemen’s government said on Thursday that troops killed 12 suspected al-Qaeda militants as part of a campaign to retake the southern city of Zinjibar. Hundreds of militants seized the capital of troubled Abyan province on May 27, taking advantage of a breakdown of authority resulting from the government’s battle with armed…
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