Yemen's War Against Al Qaeda Militants Intensifies In The South Of The Country

Yemen Air Force, Troops Kill 62 Militants -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters

* Official says Lawdar fight a turning point against
militants
* Defence Ministry says militant checkpoints destroyed
* Ministry says Saudi, Pakistani and Somalis among dead

ADEN, April 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's air force and ground
troops killed at least 62 suspected al Qaeda-linked fighters on
Wednesday, officials and tribal sources said, in the
government's latest drive to contain an increasingly fierce
Islamist insurgency.

Militant group Ansar al-Sharia said however only two of its
fighters had been killed in Wednesday's clashes.

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More News On Yemen's War Against Al Qaeda Militants

Yemen unrest: Militants killed near Lawdar -- BBC
Fighting in Yemen Kills 31 -- Wall Street Journal
Yemeni Army Kills 10 Al-Qaeda Suspects in Fighting in Abyan -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Islamists fight army in central, south Yemen, 21 killed -- Reuters
Third day of fighting in Yemen's south kills 31 -- Houston Chronicle/AP
At least 32 killed as Yemen battles Qaeda for key town -- AFP

My Comment: Casualty totals are only coming from the government .... which probably explains the wide variation in casualty numbers. But there is no question on one thing .... there is a lot of fighting in the region.