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Al Qaeda Has Gained Control of Yemeni Town, Source Says - FoxNews.comTerrorists aligned with Al Qaeda are in control of Jaar, the historical capital of the Yemen province of Abyan, a Yemeni official briefed on the intelligence data told Fox News.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terrorist group's branch in Yemen, has taken hold of the town, along with former elements of a group known as Aden-Abyan Islamic Army. The Yemeni military is actively negotiating with the groups, who have yet to gain control of the entire province, the official says.