Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:46
ADEN: Six Yemeni soldiers and 22 Al-Qaeda militants died on Wednesday as the army pressed an offensive against bastions of the jihadist network in south Yemen into a 12th day, a security official and locals said.
Six soldiers died as government forces attempted to advance on the northeastern outskirts of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province which was overrun by Al-Qaeda militants a year ago, a military official said.
Nine soldiers were wounded, the official added, and ...