ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni government forces killed five al Qaeda militants and wounded dozens of others in south Yemen, the defence ministry said on Friday, in the fourth day of an offensive against Islamist insurgents.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has hampered the U.S.-allied state's efforts to restore stability since a popular revolt in 2011 that forced out longtime autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh but left widespread disorder that continues.
