Yemeni gov't army launches major operation against al-Qaeda hideouts

ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government army said on Sunday that it has launched a major military operation targeting hideouts of al-Qaeda militants in the country's southern province of Abyan.

The operation's primary focus is on the province's Mudiyah district, where numerous al-Qaeda militants have sought refuge in distant valleys and mountainous terrain, the government army said in an official state