Heavy Clashes Reported Between Yemeni Forces And Al Qaeda Militants

Yemen Unrest: Deadly Attack On Southern Army Base -- BBC

At least 18 militants and nine soldiers have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on an army outpost in southern Yemen, officials say.

Members of Ansar al-Sharia launched the raid near Lawdar, a town in Abyan province about 120km (75 miles) north-west of the port city of Aden, at dawn.

Later, at least three militants were reportedly killed when the military bombed a checkpoint elsewhere in Abyan.

Islamist militants began taking control of parts of the province last year.

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