Yemeni Troops Recapture Cities From Al-Qaida

Army soldiers guard the gate of the local authority's compound in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar after the army retook the city from al-Qaida-linked militants, June 12, 2012.

A military vehicle and tanks drive near the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar after the army retook the city from al-Qaida-linked militants, June 12, 2012.

A building damaged during fighting between army forces and al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar, June 12, 2012.

Army tanks drive on a street in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar, June 12, 2012.

Yemen's Defence Minister Major General Ahmad visits the front line of fighting between army forces and al-Qaida-linked militants in Abyan, June 10, 2012.

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Yemeni army forces fire a missile towards positions of al-Qaida-linked militants in Abyan, June 10, 2012.