23 die in al-Qaida clashes in Yemen

Al-Qaida-linked militants staged a dawn attack on an army post in south Yemen today, setting off clashes which left 23 dead on both sides, Yemeni army officials said.

The attack demonstrates how al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has exploited the political and security turmoil following the country’s year-long uprising, managing to take control of large swathes of land in the south and staging increasingly bold attacks on the military.