(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Na'a june 14 (qna) - four yemeni soldiers were killed and six others were injured in an attack on an army position in yemen's southern restive region military and local sources said.
a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into an army position in mahfad in abyan province a military official said.
meanwhile a drone strike killed five suspected al-qaeda militants at saeed junction east of the city of ataq in nearby shabwa province a local source said.
the pilotless aircraft fired a missile at the group as they were gathered under a tree the source said.
on thursday the yemeni army killed four "al-qaeda members" in an attack in habban also in shabwa the defence ministry said.
the army launched an all-out offensive against al-qaeda in shabwa and neighbouring abyan in a bid to expel its forces from smaller towns and villages that escaped a previous sweep in 2012.
it said 500 al-qaeda militants were killed in the operation while 40 soldiers were killed and 100 others wounded. (qna)
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