The Yemeni army says it has inflicted heavy losses on AQAP [Reuters]
Al-Qaeda Fighters Attack Yemen Army Posts -- Al Jazeera
At least 23 people killed, including aide to defence minister, in assault on two military positions in the south.
At least 23 people have been killed after suspected al-Qaeda fighters simultaneously attacked two army positions in southern Yemen, highlighting a deteriorating security situation which is the toughest challenge facing the government.
General Mohsen Saeed al-Ghazali, an aide to the country's defence minister, nine other soldiers and 13 fighters died in the clashes, which focused on military positions in Azzan and neighbouring Jul al-Rida, the army said on Wednesday.
The attacks come five days after Defence Minister Mohamed Nasser Ahmad and two senior security officers survived an ambush as they returned from the south, where the army is pursuing a fortnight-long campaign to clear the area of al-Qaeda fighters.
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More News On Reports Of Heavy Fighting Between Yemen Security Forces And Al Qaeda Militants
Fighting between Yemen army and al-Qaida kills 42 -- Washington Post/AP
Insurgents hit Yemeni army; 30 militants and eight soldiers dead -- Reuters
Islamist Militants Hit Yemeni Army Camps, 18 Dead -- Voice of America
Yemen clashes kill 10 soldiers, 13 ‘al-Qaeda suspects’ -- Al Arabiya/AFP
Army general and four soldiers killed in Yemen attack -- Al Bawaba
Al Qaeda group kills Defense Ministry aide in latest Yemen attacks -- Deutsche Welle
2 comments:
When they start citing how many bad guys they kill, it usually means they're in trouble, not the bad guys.
I concur James. When I was preparing this post I was saying to myself that Yemen must be in trouble. And when I learned that a General was killed .... that was/is the alarm bell that tells me that things are not going too well.
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