AQ Patrol Attack
By The Editors
December 14, 2011
Threat Type: Violent Incident
Threat Intensity: None
Al Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked a military patrol on December 11. Three soldiers were killed and at least 11 others were wounded in the attack, which occurred east of Zinjibar in Abyan (AFP). The militants used “automatic rifles and shoulder-held rocket launchers,” according to a local army official (Xinhua).