Yemeni army soldiers fire rockets at mountainous positions of al Qaeda militants Mayfaa, in the southeastern province of Shabwa May 4, 2014 in this handout photo provided by Yemen's defence ministry. REUTERS/Yemen's Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters
ADEN Yemen (Reuters) - Yemen said at least 37 al Qaeda militants were killed in the southern province of Shabwa on Sunday as the army intensified an offensive to root out foreign and local Islamist fighters holed up in some of the country's most impenetrable areas.
The report by state news agency Saba came shortly after a military source told Reuters a suicide bomber killed six soldiers by their outpost in Shabwa, one of two provinces where the army has been fighting al Qaeda and its allies.
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