ALBAWABA - An attack by Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen killed at least three people and injured four others, in what counts as the group's second attack in Yemen after they announced the death of its leader earlier this month.
The ambush came as the southern forces have intensified their attacks in recent weeks on an al-Qaeda stronghold in Wadi Omran and Mudiyah province.
The attack prompted clashes between the gunmen and police officers leading to various injuries. A source told Erem News that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, or AQAP, were responsible for the attack.
AQAP is regarded as one of the more dangerous branches of the extremist organization, which is still active more than a decade after the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden.
It operates in numerous parts of Yemen, taking advantage of the country's years-long turmoil to establish a footprint in the impoverished nation.
Yemen's disastrous civil war began in 2014, when the Houthis captured the capital, Sanaa, and much of northern Yemen, forcing the internationally recognized government into exile.
This attack comes as the second one within the span of a week after another one by Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, which killed at least two troops loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) secessionist group, officials stated.
The attack, which took place late on March 25, in the mountainous Wadi Omran area of Abyan province, also wounded four troops from the Southern Armed Forces, which is loyal to the STC, according to a statement from the southern forces.
