ADEN, Yemen, Jan 19 (NNN-YPA) – A military officer and three soldiers from Yemen’s government forces were killed by a roadside bomb, in the country’s southern turbulent province of Abyan yesterday, a government official said.
The bomb, which was planted by al-Qaeda terrorists, detonated near a vehicle, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan, killing a military officer, three soldiers and wounding two others, the local government official said, on condition of anonymity.
The government soldiers were carrying out an operation to hunt down al-Qaeda militants in a rugged area, the official said.
In Nov, 2022, military units of the Southern Transitional Council, which is a part of the Yemeni government, announced, they were launching “a qualitative anti-terror operation and succeeded in raiding a key hideout of al-Qaeda in Abyan.”
Al-Qaeda militants hiding out in rocky terrains and mountainous areas of Abyan and other neighbouring provinces, frequently use hit-and-run tactics against Yemeni government forces.
The Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula network, has exploited years of deadly conflict between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia, to expand its presence in the country. It has carried out many high-profile attacks against the security forces, in the country’s southern provinces.– NNN-YPA
