(CNN) -- Fierce clashes followed suicide bombings and checkpoint attacks Sunday in Yemen, leaving dozens dead as the government fought back in a province largely controlled by terrorist groups, officials said.
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Officials blame the attacks on Ansar al-Sharia, a group with links to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the global terrorist network's branch in Yemen.
MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/04/world/meast/yemen-attacks/index.html?hpt=imi_c2
See also...
Official: 61 Dead in Al-Qaida Attack on Yemen Base
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-fighting-claims-troops-14-militants-15843340
