Sanaa: At least sixteen alleged al Qaeda operatives were killed in Yemen clashes between the army and militants for control of the country’s mostly lawless southern and eastern regions, news agencies reported on Monday.
Defence ministry said the army fired a series of artillery shells on suspected al Qaeda positions near the city of Loder late on Sunday, killing 13 militants.
Reports said the shelling forced the insurgents to retreat from their newly held positions around the strategic city, adding that armed civilians loyal to the army, known as the Popular Resistance Committees, aided the attack.
The deaths came a day after 17 al Qaeda suspects were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in Loder.
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