Report: Al Qaeda retakes two cities in southern Yemen

Al Qaeda captured the cities of Jaar and Zinjibar in southern Yemen on Wednesday morning, reports said. The terrorist organization previously seized the two cities, located about 50 kilometers from the port of Aden, in 2011 but was driven out by Yemen's military a year later. 

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