ADEN: Suspected members of Al-Qaeda shot dead an army colonel in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Sunday, a military official said.
The gunmen on a motorbike opened fire at Col. Abdullah Shamba, killing him immediately before driving off, the official said.
Shamba headed a local anti-Al-Qaeda militia in Abyan, the source added.
Late on Saturday, Saudi-led coalition jets attacked Al-Qaeda positions in Abyan’s provincial capital of Zinjibar and in the nearby town of Jaar, military sources said.
Government forces backed by the Arab coalition began an all-out offensive in March against terrorists in south Yemen, recapturing main cities they had held.
Yemen army colonel shot dead
