Islamists fight army in central, south Yemen, 21 killed
At least 21 people were killed in Yemen on Tuesday in renewed fighting between troops and al Qaeda-linked militants in the southern city of Lawdar and a militant attack on a checkpoint in central Maarib province, officials and residents said.
Eight soldiers and five militants were killed and four soldiers wounded when al Qaeda-linked gunmen in vehicles attacked an army checkpoint in Abar, 300 km (185 miles) east of the capital Sanaa, in Maarib province, a local official said. (Reuters)
