At least seven members of the Yemeni Shia Houthi movement have been killed when suspected Al Qaeda militants carried out an attack in the country’s central province of al-Bayda.
"Unknown gunmen believed to be Al Qaeda operatives attacked a house of a tribal leader allied with the Houthi group in Rada’ town, killing at least seven people inside," a local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday.
"The victims were in a meeting with the tribal leader inside the house when the armed attack occurred," the official said, adding that the two sides engaged in a gun battle that lasted for about half an hour.
Over the past months, Al Qaeda militants have been engaged in battles with Houthi fighters. The militants have also frequently carried out attacks on Yemen’s security forces.
