Nine soldiers killed by Al Qaeda in Yemen

By DPA,

Sana’a : Nine soldiers were killed after Al Qaeda gunmen ambushed military vehicles in southern Yemen Friday, security sources said.


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The sources said the attackers fired with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at the vehicles in the Um Eien area of the Loudar district in the southern Abyan province.

Two personnel carriers and a water tanker truck were burned, they said.

Loudar is one of Al Qaeda’s strongholds in southern Yemen, where the group has a strong presence.

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