Al Qaeda Fighters Storm And Seize Major Yemen Military Base

Gunmen Take Over Military Compound In Yemen -- Al Jazeera

Dozens of unidentified gunmen capture Yemeni army compound in port city of al-Mukalla, killing at least three troops.

Dozens of unidentified gunmen have captured a Yemeni army compound in the southeast of the Arabian peninsula country, a military official said.

At least three soldiers were killed and six others wounded in the fighting on Monday as the attackers wrested control of the army compound in the port city of al-Mukalla.

Officials said the gunmen were since holding an unknown number of soldiers hostage.

"Some of the attackers managed to infiltrate into the base," the official said.

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Over 60 Killed As al-Qeada Launches Scores Of Attacks In Yemen

Dozens Dead In Twin al-Qaeda Attacks In Yemen -- Al Jazeera

Two car bombs explode at a military base and gunmen shoot soldiers dead in separate attacks.

Dozens have been killed in twin attacks on military targets in Yemen, officials said, with two car bombs exploding at a base early on Friday and a separate shooting targeting soldiers.

The car bombs detonated at a military camp in Shabwah in southern Yemen, officials said, and a military statement said 20 people - soldiers and police officers - were killed at two posts.

Gunmen killed about 10 soldiers in another attack on a military headquarters in the town of Mayfaah, a security official told the Reuters news agency. The AFP news agency reported 56 troops dead in total in both attacks, citing Yemeni police.

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