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30 suspected al-Qaeda gunmen killed in Yemen

30 suspected al-Qaeda gunmen killed in Yemen

Thirty suspected militants were killed as Yemeni aircraft pounded al-Qaeda positions between the southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa on Wednesday, AFP reports citing a local official.

One Red Cross worker was also killed during the military operation in Abyan, The Voice of Russia reported.

Yemen's military launched a campaign in May against Al-Qaeda in the south which succeeded in ending more than a year of jihadist control over a string of towns and villages in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.

Tags: Yemen