On the background of an attack in eastern Yemen's Shabwa province last month that killed six soldiers, Interior Ministry dismissed on Sunday two senior commanders from their positions, the ministry said in a statement released Sunday.
Two New commanders were appointed to replace the two commanders who alleged to have failed to do their jobs, it said.
The two commanders were eventually dismissed as they did little to strengthen civilian control, a statement released by local media said, adding that the two commanders didn't have ideas for reforming the security services to foresee Al-Qaeda's attack.
Earlier this week, statement by the group's Yemen branch, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said that a unit of Al-Qaeda attacked a military post in the province of Shabwa and killed six soldiers.
Two of its members were killed in the attack, said the group, which called the Yemeni soldiers an instrument in the hands of the tyrant, adding that President Saleh, his government and his soldiers are a legitimate target for them.
"We also consider all those who support Saleh and the crusader campaign against the Muslim nation are a legitimate target," they said.
Gunmen killed the six soldiers at a security check near a foreign-run oil field in Shabwa on July 25.
The attackers, in an off-road vehicle, opened fire with machine guns and rockets in Al-Aqla district, 45 kilometers (30 miles) east of the provincial capital of Ataq.