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US strikes pound Qaeda for second day: Yemeni officials
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US strikes pound Qaeda for second day: Yemeni officials

YEMEN: US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources said, as Washington steps up its air war against the jihadists.The Pentagon said it…

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