Yemen: 5 soldiers, 2 al-Qaeda operatives killed

A Yemeni security official says five soldiers and two al-Qaeda militants have been killed in fighting in the central town of Radda, and a senior intelligence officer was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the south.

During Yemen's 2011 uprising, al-Qaeda occupied large sections of the south before being driven out by the new government. Al-Qaida has retaliated with assassinations and bombings at military compounds. (AP)