800 Al-Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen anti-jihad offensive: Arab coalition

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RIYADH,Saudi Arabia (AFP) — More than 800 members of Al-Qaeda were killed in a military offensive against the group in the south of Yemen, the Saudi-led Arab coalition operating in the country said Monday.

“The operation resulted… in the death of more than 800 Al-Qaeda members and some of their leaders, while some others fled,” coalition commanders said in a statement published by SPA, the official Saudi news agency.

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