30 Yemen soldiers killed in Qaeda clashes

ADEN: Thirty Yemeni soldiers were killed on Sunday in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants trying to take army positions in the Kud area of the restive southern province of Abyan, a military official and medics said.

"So far 30 soldiers have been killed and the toll is expected to rise as some bodies have not been transferred to hospital yet," the official said on condition of anonymity.

He said "many more soldiers were wounded" in the clashes south of Zinjibar, Abyan's provincial capital where the army has been battling extremists since May.