Monday, April 9, 2012

Yemeni army clashes with Islamists in south, 38 killed

ADEN (Reuters) - At least 38 people were killed on Monday in Yemen when fighters from an al Qaeda-linked group attacked a military camp near the southern city of Lawdar, residents and local officials said.

The fighting erupted when militants from Ansar al-Sharia (Partisans of Sharia) launched a dawn attack on the camp in Abyan province, about 120 km (75 miles) from the southern port city of Aden.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/9/worldupdates/2012-04-09T154117Z_1_BRE8380JG_RTROPTT_0_UK-YEMEN-CLASH&sec=Worldupdates

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