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| Pro-government militia leader assassinated in Yemen’s Aden | Pro-government militia leader assassinated in Yemen’s Aden |
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| SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni security officials say a drive-by shooting killed a top pro-government militia leader and five of his companions in the southern city of Aden, just hours after he reluctantly handed over control of the city’s strategic port to government troops. | SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni security officials say a drive-by shooting killed a top pro-government militia leader and five of his companions in the southern city of Aden, just hours after he reluctantly handed over control of the city’s strategic port to government troops. |
| The officials say gunmen opened fire from a speeding car early on Thursday, killing Ahmed al-Idrisi and five others as they were leaving a wedding party in the Mansoura neighborhood. | The officials say gunmen opened fire from a speeding car early on Thursday, killing Ahmed al-Idrisi and five others as they were leaving a wedding party in the Mansoura neighborhood. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. | No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. |
| Yemen’s al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates have exploited the country’s civil war to run lucrative smuggling operations through the Aden port. | Yemen’s al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates have exploited the country’s civil war to run lucrative smuggling operations through the Aden port. |
| The officials claim that al-Idrisi publicly backed the internationally recognized government but maintained secret deals with extremists and anti-government forces. | The officials claim that al-Idrisi publicly backed the internationally recognized government but maintained secret deals with extremists and anti-government forces. |
| Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |