Three Yemeni soldiers killed in Al Qaeda counterattacks

TDT | Manama

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At least three Yemeni soldiers were killed and six more wounded, including a field military leader, when Al Qaeda militants detonated improvised explosive devices and launched attacks in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan yesterday, in a bid to halt Yemeni military advances into the militants’ strong holds.

Two local officials said that the soldiers were killed immediately after their vehicles came into contact with IEDs planted by Al Qaeda in Moudia, as they pushed deeper into remote areas of the district.

The Yemeni troops, mainly commanded by the Southern Transitional Council, have succeeded in clearing pockets of Al Qaeda approximately 35 km east of Moudia, and are still pushing into the more remote areas of Abyan.