Sanaa: At least seven Yemini soldiers were killed in a surprise attack launched by al-Qaida-linked militants on an army base in southern Yemen, media reported on Sunday.
According to reports, the militants sprayed the sleeping soldiers with bullets leaving their bodies severely disfigured, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
The attack on the area of Shibam in the southeastern Hadramout province was the latest in a series of deadly setbacks suffered by army garrison posts in the south that highlight the vulnerability of a Yemeni military demoralized and split in its loyalties by a year of upheaval.
It is to be mentioned that on Saturday, an al-Qaida-led attack left at least 30 dead on both sides in Lahj province, also in the south. Officials say most of the militants have retreated up a nearby mountain, but that a number continue to battle in the town of al-Rahha.
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