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Yemen recruits tribesmen to hunt al-Qaida

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

OCTOBER 25, 2010 20:23

SAN'A, Yemen — The Yemeni government has begun a new experiment in fighting al-Qaida, paying off tribes and providing them with weapons to hunt down militants, officials said Monday.

The tactic resembles the US military's policy of persuading Sunni tribes in Iraq to turn against al-Qaida and form armed "Awakening Councils" to fight the insurgents, an effort that had major success in tamping down the terror group's offshoot there. But it is far more tenuous in Yemen, where powerful tribes frequently shift loyalties and often have branches that support al-Qaida militants.

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