Yemen army's assault on Qaeda kills 30

Two raids on al-Qaeda in Yemen, at least one of them reportedly by a US drone, killed 30 people yesterday, an official said, as the jihadists came under new pressure a day after losing two key strongholds.
The raids targeted al-Qaeda fighters fleeing the southern region of Abyan where the army scored its first major victory against the jihadists on Tuesday, retaking the town of Jaar and the provincial capital Zinjibar, more than a year after they fell under militant control.
Yemeni forces launched an offensive on May 12 aimed at reclaiming towns and cities lost to al-Qaeda during the past year. A total of 515 people have died in the campaign, according to an AFP tally .