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Sanaa - 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-Qaeda has retaliated with assassinations and bombings at military compounds.
The official says the soldiers were killed Saturday when al-Qaeda fighters attacked a military checkpoint in Radda.
Another security official says Colonel Ahmed Abdel-Razaq, who was the intelligence chief in Mukalla, the capital of southern Hadramawt province, was killed Saturday by two gunmen on a motorcycle.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
During Yemen's 2011 uprising, al-Qaeda occupied large sections of the south before being driven out by the new government. Al-Qaeda has retaliated with assassinations and bombings at military compounds.
The official says the soldiers were killed Saturday when al-Qaeda fighters attacked a military checkpoint in Radda.
Another security official says Colonel Ahmed Abdel-Razaq, who was the intelligence chief in Mukalla, the capital of southern Hadramawt province, was killed Saturday by two gunmen on a motorcycle.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
