ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Warplanes of the Yemeni air forces carried out three air raids on several al-Qaida hideouts on Friday, killing at least seven militants and injuring dozens of others in the restive southern province of Abyan, local army officers said.
The headquarters of the Local Administration Council of Abyan province seized by al-Qaida late in May were pounded in the air raids, which killed seven terrorists and injured dozens of others, the officer told Xinhua, asking to remain anonymous.
"The air raids that targeted the office of Abyan Governor along with the Technical Institute seized by al-Qaida completely destroyed the buildings," he said
Meanwhile, a tribal chief told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that 14 al-Qaida militants were captured by tribal fighters in the Luader district overnight Thursday.
"14 al-Qaida militants were captured by tribal fighters while they were trying to plant explosive devices and mines in the region," he said, adding that the detainees had been handed over to the 111st Armored Army Brigade stationed on the eastern outskirts of the Luader district.
Abyan, some 480 km south of the capital Sanaa, is a key stronghold of the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The AQAP took advantage of the fragile situation in Yemen amid continuous anti-government protests and insecurity to expand its military operations against the army forces in the country's southern and eastern provinces.
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