Yemen - Militants Kill 32 Soldiers - NYTimes.com Islamist gunmen killed at least 32 government soldiers on Monday in a raid on a military position in southern Yemen, a military official said. The militant group Ansar al-Shariah, which is tied to Al Qaeda, said the attack was a response to recent statements by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi that he would defeat the militants, who have been emboldened by more than a year of political upheaval. The attack came hours after an American drone strike killed two men in a neighboring province, including a suspect in the bombing of an American warship in Yemen in 2000. The military official said that gunmen attacked Yemeni troops outside the city of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan Province, killing at least 32 servicemen and wounding at least 40. The militants captured a number of soldiers and made off with weapons and ammunition, he added. Above, soldiers patrolled Lawdar, Abyan, on Monday.