Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants clash with Houthi rebels
Shiite rebels who have been expanding their control in Yemen have clashed with al-Qaeda militants in the centre of the volatile country, leaving 12 dead, a security official said on Wednesday.
Five rebels, six suspected al-Qaeda militants and a civilian were killed late on Tuesday during the fighting in Rada in central Yemen, the security official and tribal sources said.
Militants from al-Qaeda, which is active in several provinces of Yemen, confronted the rebels who tried to expand out of Rada, which is in Baida province south-east of the capital Sanaa.
The rebels, known as Houthis, have a presence in some villages of the Rada district and continue to control the capital after they overran it unopposed on September 21.