ADEN, Yemen, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's air forces launched several air raids targeting al-Qaida hideouts on Thursday in southern province of Abyan, resulted in the injuring of five civilians, local officials and witnesses told Xinhua.
Warplanes of the Yemeni air forces conducted a number of airstrikes on positions patrolled by al-Qaida in Jaar and Khanfar areas near the residential buildings, leaving five civilians injured, the army official said, who asked to remain anonymous.
Three rockets hit the Jaar populated area, where four buildings were struck, the official said.
Al-Qaida militants used anti-aircraft weapons to try to bring down the warplanes, he said, adding that no information was available about casualties among al-Qaida militants.
Meanwhile, local residents told Xinhua that hundreds of al- Qaida militants still stationed close to the southern main port province of Aden in an attempt to break into the city.
In recent weeks, government troops have been battling both anti-government tribal forces and al-Qaida militants in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who seized control of the Zinjibar city, the provincial capital of southern province of Abyan on May 28.
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