Yemeni soldiers hold up their weapons at a position taken from al Qaeda militants in Mayfaa, in the southeastern province of Shabwa, in this May 7, 2014 handout photo by Yemen’s Defence Ministry. Yemeni forces are on an offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, and its local offshoot, Ansar al-Sharia. REUTERS/Yemen’s Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters (YEMEN – Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

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