Yemen clashes leave 13 dead
Reuters
2012-04-15
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At least 13 al Qaeda-linked militants and government troops were killed on Saturday (April 14) in a clash at a checkpoint outside Yemen's southern port of Aden, the Defence Ministry said.
Militants opened fire on the checkpoint from two vehicles, prompting government troops to return fire, the ministry said on its website. Eight militants and five soldiers were killed in the exchange of fire, it added. One of the militants' vehicles was also destroyed.
The clash came six days after Yemen's military launched an offensive against Islamist insurgents who had attacked a military camp outside the southern city of Lawdar. About 200 people have been killed in the fighting so far.
On Friday, at least 34 people, mostly Islamist militants, were killed near Lawdar, officials said, after the government intensified its operations, sending an elite anti-terrorism unit from the capital Sanaa to join the fight.
At least 13 al Qaeda-linked militants and government troops were killed on Saturday (April 14) in a clash at a checkpoint outside Yemen's southern port of Aden, the Defence Ministry said.
Militants opened fire on the checkpoint from two vehicles, prompting government troops to return fire, the ministry said on its website. Eight militants and five soldiers were killed in the exchange of fire, it added. One of the militants' vehicles was also destroyed.
The clash came six days after Yemen's military launched an offensive against Islamist insurgents who had attacked a military camp outside the southern city of Lawdar. About 200 people have been killed in the fighting so far.
On Friday, at least 34 people, mostly Islamist militants, were killed near Lawdar, officials said, after the government intensified its operations, sending an elite anti-terrorism unit from the capital Sanaa to join the fight.
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