Yemen: Al-Qaeda militants kill two pro-gov’t soldiers in Abyan province


An overnight raid by Al-Qaeda affiliated militants killed two soldiers of Yemeni pro-government troops in the southern Abyan province, a security official told Xinhua on Monday.

Six other individuals were injured in the ambush attack on the patrol in the mountainous Wadi Omran area, the local official said on condition of anonymity. The attack comes amid forces loyal to the Yemeni government launched operations codenamed “Arrows of the East” in recent weeks to hunt down remnants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch after destroying their strongholds in the province.

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Source: Xinhua News