Clashes continue in southern Yemen, 7 militants killed
Thursday, 19, April, 2012
Yemen Post Staff
Clashes continued Thursday morning between al-Qaeda militants and army/security troops in the southern war-torn province of Abyan, killing 7 of al-Qaeda operatives and wounding some of others.In a statement posted on its website, the Ministry of Defense has said that seven terrorists were killed in clashes with the 111th armored brigade in Lawdar of Abyan. It has noted that 4 of those who were killed are Somali nationals.Scurity forces together with the local tribal committees launched attacks on militant group's held-posts in the outskirts of Lawdar, which has been the scene of deadly clashes between the two warring sides for the past couple of weeks, a security official said.The clashes lasted for a number of hours and that the government forces and the tribal committees managed to kill 7 militants and wounded 5 others, added the official.Six soldiers were injured during the battles, the official noted.Separately, a suicide bomber on a motorbike was killed on the spot when he blew himself up before he reached a military checkpoint in Abyan on Wednesday, local media reported.Al-Qaeda has intensified its attacks on military posts and brigades since February of last year, taking an advantage of the unrest resulted by the Yemeni revolution.It has managed to take control of some towns in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.US has voiced its concerns of the free activities of al-Qaeda in the southern parts of Yemen, increasing its drones which roam the sky in search for the terrorists.
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Yemen Post Staff
Clashes continued Thursday morning between al-Qaeda militants and army/security troops in the southern war-torn province of Abyan, killing 7 of al-Qaeda operatives and wounding some of others.In a statement posted on its website, the Ministry of Defense has said that seven terrorists were killed in clashes with the 111th armored brigade in Lawdar of Abyan. It has noted that 4 of those who were killed are Somali nationals.Scurity forces together with the local tribal committees launched attacks on militant group's held-posts in the outskirts of Lawdar, which has been the scene of deadly clashes between the two warring sides for the past couple of weeks, a security official said.The clashes lasted for a number of hours and that the government forces and the tribal committees managed to kill 7 militants and wounded 5 others, added the official.Six soldiers were injured during the battles, the official noted.Separately, a suicide bomber on a motorbike was killed on the spot when he blew himself up before he reached a military checkpoint in Abyan on Wednesday, local media reported.Al-Qaeda has intensified its attacks on military posts and brigades since February of last year, taking an advantage of the unrest resulted by the Yemeni revolution.It has managed to take control of some towns in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.US has voiced its concerns of the free activities of al-Qaeda in the southern parts of Yemen, increasing its drones which roam the sky in search for the terrorists.
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