ADEN — At least seven militants linked to Al Qaeda were killed in clashes in Yemen’s restive south, a regional tribal spokesman said yesterday. Ali Aidah, spokesman for an army-allied tribal force, said five militants from Ansar al Sharia, an Al Qaeda-affiliated group, were killed in an ambush by tribesmen in the Al Arkoub area near the southern city of Lawder on Friday night.
Two more militants were killed in an attack by tribesmen in another area outside of Lawder, he said. Separately, a security official in the southern province of Lahej said a Yemeni intelligence officer, Colonel Yasser Abdul-Qawi, was shot dead by unknown gunmen yesterday morning while he was walking near the main city hospital. — Reuters
