In Yemen's southern Abyan province, five fighters allied with the Southern Transitional Council have been killed in battles with militants allegedly affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
At least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s south, security officials said. The deadly fighting broke out Wednesday night between forces loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council and al-Qaida militants in the southern Abyan province, local security authorities said in a brief statement.