Yemen 'kills 37 al-Qaeda militants' in south offensive
The Yemeni army has moved on suspected militant strongholds in the south
Yemeni
security forces have killed 37 suspected al-Qaeda militants in an
offensive in the country's south, the defence ministry says.
Several soldiers have also been reported killed.
Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) overran much of southern Yemen in 2011. It is considered to be the most dangerous branch of al-Qaeda.
Fighters moved to the area when their training bases were shut down in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Last week, the army said it had launched a major campaign in the southern provinces of Shabwa and Abyan.
Shortly after the deaths of militants were reported on Sunday, an unnamed military source said six soldiers had died when a suicide bomber attacked a military outpost in Shabwa, Reuters news agency said.
The day before, an al-Qaeda leader and four fighters were killed in an army campaign in neighbouring Abyan province, reports said.
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