Yemen clash kills four soldiers, 13 al-Qaeda militants


Military officials in Yemen say clashes between the army and al-Qaeda’s local branch there have killed at least 13 suspected militants and four troops.

The officials said the fighting early Saturday started when a suicide car bomber attacked a military camp in the city of al-Qatn in the southern province of Hadramawt.

They said militants then assaulted the camp, prompting a gun battle that lasted for more than an hour that killed 10 suspected militants and four troops. The officials said the army also fired artillery at a nearby home believed to hide al-Qaeda fighters, killing three suspected militants inside.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

The U.S. considers Yemen’s al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula the most dangerous branch of the group.

Source http://thehindu.com/news/international/yemen-clash-kills-four-soldiers-13-alqaeda-militants/article6365217.ece/?secid=2782

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