One Yemeni soldier was killed and two others wounded Thursday when official government troops were ambushed in the southeastern governorate of Shabwa.
Unidentified gunmen waited in ambush on the Arm-Mahfad highway, targeting the convoy of the Presidential Guard Third Brigade's commander, Loei al-Zamiki, and the 115th Infantry Brigade's commander, Saif al-Qofaish, who were in their way to the southern governorate of Abyan.
The attempted attack was followed by clashes, leaving two of the two generals' bodyguards injured.
Another ambush, lain by unknown armed men in the public road of Shabwa, targeted a military vehicle, leaving one soldier killed, local media reported Thursday.
