14 Soldiers and 12 Insurgents Killed in Battle in Yemen SANA, Yemen - At least 14 soldiers and 12 operatives of Al Qaeda were killed early on Friday when suicide bombers attacked a military base in south Yemen, military sources and local residents said. The attack started at dawn when five suicide bombers infiltrated the base about five miles east of Shuqrah in the southern province of Abyan, military sources said. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up and the three others were killed in clashes with the government forces in the 115th Brigade command building. A second group of Qaeda operatives aided the attackers by firing at the base, the sources said. The commander of operations of the brigade, Col. Saleh Al Dahma, two other officers, Col. Mohammed Saleh Al Muhaya and another colonel identified only as Al Maleh, were among the 14 members of the military killed, the military sources, who were assigned to the brigade, said. The Defense Ministry in the capital, Sana, confirmed the attack but did not specify the number of casualties. In addition to the five suicide bombers, the bodies of seven more Qaeda attackers were found around the base, local sources said. The military sources said that other Qaeda operatives were forced to flee by strong confrontation from the forces of the brigade.