A booby-trapped car exploded on Saturday morning inside a brigade belonging to the Republican Guardsin the southeastern province of Al-Baytha, some 170km southeastern the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, leaving at least three killed.
A massive explosion rocked al-Baytha Saturday morning as one vehicle loaded with explosive devices detonated inside a republican guard brigade.
The explosion left a soldier and the two suicide bombers killed as well as eight others wounded, a military source told Yemen Post condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
"Two suicide bombers have targeted a military brigade belongs to the Republican Guards, the best trained and equipped military troops in the country, leaving a soldier killed and eight others wounded," the military source said.
Some of the wounded are in a very critical condition, according to the military source.
A violent exchange of fire has ensued the massive explosion caused by the booby-trapped vehicles, eyewitnesses and local sources told Yemen Post.
No organization has claimed responsibility for the assault, however, security officials point the finger at Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch as it was the only network that has targeted military forces as of late.
Attacks on military personnel, especially from the Republican Guards has clearly increased since the outbreak of the Yemeni revolution that successfully toppled the corrupt regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
On February 25, 26 soldiers have been killed by al-Qaeda-claimed attack that targeted a unit of republican guards in the southeast province of Hadramout. The attack came hours after the new President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi was sworn it, pledging to keep up the fight against al-Qaeda and considering fighting it a national and religious duty.
Al-Qaeda has strengthened its presence in the southern and east southern provinces of the country, taking an advantage of the unrest that dragged for over a year in the poor Arab state.
Many political analysts allege that there is collusion between the leadership in these brigades and the terrorist network, accusing former Yemeni President of being behind such attacks in a bid to deliver a message to the world that he was containing al-Qaeda and neutralizing its attacks.
Abdu Salam Mohammed, the manager of Abad center for studies, has told Yemen News website that such attacks underscore the dire need of hastening the restructuring of the army, in which Saleh's relatives and aides hold key posts.
Saleh's elder son, Ahmed, for example, is the commander of the Republican Guards, and his nephew, Yahia, is the commander of the Central Security Forces.
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