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Suicide bomber kills Yemen commander in south

June 19th, 2012

A Yemeni army soldier, center, looks on as he sits with his comrades at their post in the town of Jaar in southern Abyan province, Yemen, Friday, June 15, 2012. Yemen says government troops have killed scores of militants in a push to rout al-Qaida fighters from the last town under militant control in the southern Abyan province. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)A suicide bomber assassinated Yemen's army commander leading the fight against al-Qaida in the country's south, the Defense Ministry said, just days after the military made major gains in its campaign to expel militants from their southern strongholds.

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