World | Yemen Militants Kill 80 Soldiers in Yemen 50 troops captured in devastating attack By Matt Cantor Posted Mar 5, 2012 10:04 AM CST Copied Protestors hold banners and the Syrian revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, March 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked an army base in southern Yemen, setting off a pair of car bombs and killing 80 soldiers yesterday in an hours-long battle. At least 20 militants were also killed in what became one of the bloodiest battles the country has seen in years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Militants captured some 50 troops and the majority of the base's weapons. It was just the latest in a series of violence by Islamist militants since new President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was sworn in two weeks ago. Read These Next State Department abandons a Biden-era font, blaming DEI. Trump doesn't want Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito to retire. Audio from when an off-duty pilot tried to down plane reveals chaos. Police say a woman with 100+ prior arrests fatally struck a musician. Report an error