Two Al-Qaeda suspects were killed and other two wounded when anti-terror troops clashed with suspected terrorists in Arhab district north of Sana'a on Monday, officials said.
The ground assault that came within ongoing hunt for terrorists in many parts of the republic started on Sunday night and concluded early today, Sana'a governor Noman Duwaid said.
The casualties were of those led by Muhammad Ahmed Al-Haniq, leader of Al-Qaeda in the area which was raided few weeks ago along with other areas in the south, with scores of suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists killed and arrested.
Today's deaths and injuries came after an exchange of gunfire that took place when troops pursued escorted Al-Haniq.
The leader could flee, according to security sources, and the casualties are believed to be his relatives of those who worked as guards.
The hunt for Al-Haniq is ongoing, according to the sources.
It is worth to mention that the people in the area coordinated the operation that comes after the government vowed to continue to crackdown on Al-Qaeda members across the republic after the fatal operations in the south and north that the U.S. was said to have contributed to directly.
About 64 terrorist suspects were reported dead and other 29 arrested in Sana'a, Abyan and Shabwa.
Meanwhile, reports have said that Yemen and the U.S. were mulling over further terror operations, under doubled U.S. aid to Yemen.
The U.S. has also announced it was determined to help root out Al-Qaeda in Yemen after the botched attack on a U.S.-bound passenger jet on Christmas Day.
The would-be bomber, Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 32, was accused of attempting to blow up the airliner, with U.S. President Barack Obama linking him an Al-Qaeda affiliate based in Yemen.
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