Six Islamic militants killed

At least six Islamic militants were killed and 11 captured when Yemeni troops attacked the group’s mountain hide-out, the government said, ending days of negotiations with the guerrillas who were blamed for wounding seven soldiers last weekend.

Six Islamic militants killed

At least six Islamic militants were killed and 11 captured when Yemeni troops attacked the group’s mountain hide-out, the government said, ending days of negotiations with the guerrillas who were blamed for wounding seven soldiers last weekend.

The military fired artillery and Katyusha rockets at the hide-out of the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army near the village of Hatat, some 280 miles south of the capital San‘a.

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