Al-Qaeda Militants Capture Towns in Yemen

Islamic extremists believed to be linked to al-Qaeda have capitalized on the unrest in Yemen to seize at least two southern towns over the past two weeks, in what appears to be their first major push to create a territorial stronghold in the country, the Washington Post reports. Local tribal…

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Al-Qaeda Militants Capture Towns in Yemen

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