After anti-Qaeda offensive, Yemen militants signal resilience

Attacks on top Yemeni government targets blamed on al Qaeda suggest a vigorous army counter-terrorism campaign has failed to dent the militants' ability to humiliate the authorities with acts of brazen violence.
After months of militant raids on security forces, foreigners and government officials, Yemen's army launched a concerted air-and-ground campaign late last month against militant bastions in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.
The push followed a series of drone strikes, widely believed to have been carried out by Yemen's U.S. ally, against suspected al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) targets in April.
The campaign drove the militants from some strongholds in the south but the government has failed to prevent what appear to be a spate of retaliatory attacks by the insurgents.

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