Clashes between jihadists, Yemeni forces kill 19

AFP, ADEN: At least 17 suspected Al-Qaeda members and two policemen have been killed in two days of clashes in Yemen’s Aden, the southern city serving as the government’s temporary base, security sources said Sunday.
Clashes resumed Sunday after a short period of calm overnight in the central Mansura district, a stronghold of jihadists.
Warplanes and Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition have carried out air strikes in support of security forces, security sources said.
“At least 17 Al-Qaeda fighters and two policemen have been killed since Saturday,” a security official told AFP, adding that most of the jihadists were killed in air raids.
Dozens of gunmen in balaclavas carrying the Al-Qaeda flag deployed to push back police trying to enter the neighbourhood, witnesses said Saturday.
The police said in a statement that fighting against the “armed terrorist gangs in Mansura will continue to ensure the safety of residents” in Yemen’s main southern city.

Clashes between jihadists, Yemeni forces kill 19

AFP, ADEN: At least 17 suspected Al-Qaeda members and two policemen have been killed in two days of clashes in Yemens Aden, the southern city serving as the governments temporary base, security sources said Sunday. Clashes resumed Sunday after a short period of calm overnight in the central Mansura district, a stronghold of jihadists. Warplanes and Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition have carried out air strikes in support of security forces, security sources said. At least 17 Al-Qaeda fighters and two policemen have been killed since Saturday, a security official told AFP, adding that most of the jihadists were killed in air raids. Dozens of gunmen in balaclavas carrying the Al-Qaeda flag deployed to push back police trying to enter the neighbourhood, witnesses said Saturday. The police said in a statement that fighting against the armed terrorist gangs in Mansura will continue to ensure the safety of residents in Yemens main southern city.