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US forces kill seven Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen raid:Pentagon

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US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon has said.

The raid took place in Marib Governorate in the early hours on Tuesday local time.

"During this operation, US forces killed seven AQAP (Al- Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) militants through a combination of small arms fire and precision airstrikes," Centcom, the US military command in the Middle East, said in a statement.
 

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First Published: May 23 2017 | 9:22 AM IST

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