Yemeni special forces backed by tanks and helicopters raided a village where Al Qaeda were believed to be holed up, leaving 12 people dead. Several more men on both sides were wounded. Yemeni army and police units laid siege to Al Hosun village in Marib province. The special troops fired shells "in the hunt for elements who returned recently from Afghanistan and who are believed to be members of Al Qaeda." A gunbattle followed between government forces and men of the Abeideh tribe, who have sheltered the Al Qaeda supporters. The clashes "left 12 people dead from the two sides," a tribal dignitary said. Army tanks also entered the fray and several houses were destroyed, witnesses said.
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