Military Periscope Logo

Militant Assault In Zinjibar Fails

June 05 2012

Yemen

The Yemeni Defense Ministry says its security forces have driven off an attack by Al-Qaida militants in the southern Abyan province, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

Dozens of fighters attempted to sneak into an army base in Zinjibar late Monday night, the ministry said.

At least 23 militants were killed, including fighters identified as a Pakistani and a Somali, according to a statement. One soldier was killed and another reportedly injured in the fighting.

A...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days