### [2026-10-22](/feed/2026/10/22/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Al-Qaeda gunmen ambush Yemeni Armed Forces soldiers at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20261023/1db4ce38e905456db92465e90381a44a/c.html)

### Changes:

1. Al-Qaeda gunmen ambushes troops of the Yemeni Armed Forces at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more.  _2026-10-24 02:17:01 (First version)_
2. Al-Qaeda gunmen ambush troops of the Yemeni Armed Forces at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more.  _2026-10-24 04:17:14 (Update)_
2. Al-Qaeda gunmen ambush Yemeni Armed Forces soldiers at a mountainous area in the Shabwah Governorate, killing two soldiers and wounding several more.  _(Current version)_

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