Sanaa: Yemeni security officials say at least 10 fighters from a pro-government militia have been killed when suspected al-Qaida militants targeted their convoy with two car bombs.
The officials say the attack took place late yesterday in the Yafea area in Lahj province, where Yemen’s al-Qaida branch controls several areas, including a large base in which it has stockpiled heavy weapons looted from army depots elsewhere.
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Al-Qaida has taken advantage of Yemen’s civil war to gain a foothold in several southern Yemeni areas.
The war pits troops and militiamen loyal to the internationally recognized government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, against Yemen’s civil war rebels and a former president’s loyalists.
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