Clashes between jihadists, Yemeni forces kill 19

At least 17 suspected al-Qaeda members and two policemen have been killed in two days of clashes in Yemen's Aden, the southern city serving as the government's temporary base, security sources said on Sunday.

Clashes resumed on Sunday after a short period of calm overnight in the central Mansura district. Warplanes and Apache helicopters from a Saudi-led coalition have carried out air strikes in support of security forces, security sources said. 

“At least 17 al-Qaeda fighters and two policemen have been killed since Saturday,” a security official said.

Dozens of gunmen in balaclavas carrying the al-Qaeda flag deployed to push back police trying to enter the neighbourhood, witnesses said on Saturday.