Yemen army toll from Qaeda assault rises to 78

ADEN: A surprise attack by Al-Qaeda on Yemeni troops in the restive south has killed at least 78 soldiers and 25 militants, medics and military officials said Monday."The toll from the battles...

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Yemen army toll from Qaeda assault rises to 78
ADEN: A surprise attack by Al-Qaeda on Yemeni troops in the restive south has killed at least 78 soldiers and 25 militants, medics and military officials said Monday.

"The toll from the battles between the army and Qaeda militants...has risen to at least 78," the military official said on condition of anonymity, adding "dozens more were wounded...in the surprise attack" on army posts on the outskirts of Zinjibar, Abyan's provincial capital. (AFP)