Yemeni army soldiers stand atop an armored personnel carrier in the capital, Sana’a. (File photo)
At least two Yemeni army soldiers have been killed and six others wounded when suspected al-Qaeda militants carried out an attack in the country’s southern province of Shabwa.
A provincial police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the ambush took place in the district of Azan, located 550 kilometers (341 miles) southeast of the capital, Sana’a, on Tuesday.
The source added that the troops were escorting a convoy carrying salaries for army soldiers of a brigade in Azan, when they came under attack. Three soldiers are missing in the aftermath of the assault.
The development came on the same day as gunmen attacked a local government building in the southern port city of Aden, situated 346 kilometers (214 miles) south of Sana’a, seriously injuring three policemen.
Over the past months, al-Qaeda militants have frequently carried out attacks on Yemen’s security forces. The militants have been also engaged in battle with the Shia Ansarullah fighters.
The central government in Sana’s has so far failed in efforts to rid the country of the terrorist threat.
Ansarullah fighters, who played a major role in ousting Yemen’s former dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh, have intervened to fill the vacuum and have driven al-Qaeda militants out of many areas in the country.
Ali al-Emad, an Ansarullah leader, recently said Saudi Arabia supports armed al-Qaeda extremists in order to control oil and service centers in the Yemeni provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut.
He added that Riyadh seeks to prevent changes in Yemen in fear of their possible impact on the ongoing policies pertaining to the Bab Al Mandeb Strait
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