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Suspected al-Qaida Attack Kills Yemeni Troops

   VOA News  March 27, 2011
   Yemeni  army  troops stand guard outside a court in Sanaa during a new
   hearing  in  the  trial  of  radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi,
   charged  in  absentia  with  links  to Al-Qaeda and incitement to kill
   foreigners (File Photo)

Photo: AFP

   Yemeni  army  troops stand guard outside a court in Sanaa during a new
   hearing  in  the  trial  of  radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi,
   charged  in  absentia  with  links  to Al-Qaeda and incitement to kill
   foreigners (File Photo)

   Officials  in  Yemen  say  an  attack by suspected al-Qaida gunmen has
   killed at least six Yemeni soldiers and wounded at least four others.
   Officials  say the attack took place Sunday in the central province of
   Marib.
   The  United  States  and  several other Western nations have expressed
   concern that the current political unrest in Yemen might give al-Qaida
   militants who operate in the country an opportunity to stir up trouble
   in the region. Â
   Yemeni  President  Ali  Abdullah Saleh is a long-time U.S. ally in the
   battle  against  al-Qaida.  He  has  faced  weeks of mounting protests
   calling for his resignation.
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