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    May 07, 2012

Al-Qaida Militants Kill 20 Yemeni Soldiers

   VOA News

   Yemeni military officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have killed
   at least 20 soldiers during a surprise attack in the country's south.
   The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday's
   assault occurred in the volatile Abyan province.
   The attack comes a day after a senior al-Qaida leader in the Gulf
   region was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Yemen. Officials say [1]Fahd
   al-Quso was hit by a missile in Rafth, in the country's southern Shabwa
   province, along with another al-Qaida operative, identified as Fahed
   al-Akdam.
   The Yemeni embassy in Washington said Quso was "one of Yemen's most
   wanted terrorists." The terror group Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
   has confirmed his death.
   The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington had placed Quso on
   its "most wanted" list. He was charged in a U.S. court with involvement
   in the October 12, 2000 bombing of the USS Cole at a port in Yemen - an
   attack that killed 17 American sailors and wounded dozens of others.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

References

   1. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Airstrike-Kills-Senior-al-Qaida-Leader-in-Yemen--150360275.html

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