Sanaa: At least 14 soldiers have been killed and 17 others wounded in separate attacks by al-Qaeda militants in Radda, a town near al-Manaseh , in retaliation of the Yemeni troops attack on their stronghold.
According to reports, a suicide bomber killed 11 Yemeni soldiers on Monday after troops backed by tanks attacked an al Qaeda stronghold following the collapse of talks to free three Western hostages, local officials and residents said.
A Finnish couple and an Austrian man, who were studying Arabic in Yemen were snatched last month by tribesmen in the capital Sanaa. They were later sold to al Qaeda members, and transferred to the southern al-Bayda province.
In an apparent reprisal for the offensive, the suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into an army checkpoint in Radda, a town near al-Manaseh. Eleven soldiers were killed and 17 wounded, the defense ministry said. An earlier report from local officials put the death toll at eight.
Militants also ambushed and killed three other soldiers near Radda in a separate attack, according to medics.
Tackling lawlessness in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state, which flanks the world’s biggest oil exporter Saudi Arabia, is an international priority. The United States views Yemen as a frontline in its struggle against al Qaeda.
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