Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite and Sunni militias on Monday are building up at a military base in Iraq's western province of Anbar, preparing for a major counter-offensive to recapture the provincial capital city of Ramadi that fell in the hands of the Islamic State (IS) militants after deadly battles in the past few days, a provincial security source said.
Flights were halted at Aden's international airport after heavy armed clashes erupted between the security forces and dozens of tribal militias on Thursday morning, a military official told Xinhua.
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