Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
Five soldiers were killed and fifteen others were wounded from the First Support and Reinforcement Brigade affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), following a suicide bombing and clashes with gunmen believed to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the center of Al-Mahfed district, Abyan province (southern Yemen).
Military sources told Yemen Monitor that the operation began at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday when a car bomb advanced and exploded in front of the gate of the government complex in Al-Mahfed district, which serves as the headquarters of the First Support and Reinforcement Brigade of the STC.
The sources added that the explosion was followed by a group of gunmen wearing uniforms similar to those of the STC brigade infiltrating the government compound and engaging in clashes with the brigade’s forces. The attack resulted in 5 soldiers killed and 15 wounded, while 5 Al-Qaeda members wearing explosive belts were also killed.
Al-Qaeda has not yet officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
