death rise to 6 dead and two wounded toll from the terrorist attack that targeted forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council in Abyan governorate .

The military spokesman for the Southern Transitional Council forces in the Abyan axis, Muhammad al-Naqib, confirmed that 6 soldiers were killed in the terrorist bombing that took place in Abyan, according to Reuters news agency.

Al-Naqeeb explained that "the attack took place on the main road in the Mudiyah district, east of Abyan governorate, as two explosive devices planted by al-Qaeda militants exploded while a military kit was passing through the area, killing six soldiers and wounding two others."

And pro-media sources said earlier yesterday that 4 soldiers were killed and 3 others wounded when two explosive devices exploded at the entrance to Wadi Omaran in the Modiyah district of Abyan governorate.

She added that the terrorist elements returned to booby-trapped the highway from Mudiyah to Wadi Omran.

This terrorist attack is the first targeting the Transitional Council forces in Abyan this month, following attacks carried out by al-Qaeda last month that killed dozens of soldiers.

On September 18, the Southern Transitional Council announced that its forces had taken complete control of the strategic Omaran camp, the largest stronghold of "Al-Qaeda" in Abyan, about a month after it announced the start of a military operation to combat "terrorist organizations" in Abyan under the name "Arrows of the East". .

And on Saturday, the Security Belt forces took control of the center of the Al-Mahfad district in the same governorate, just a few hours after announcing the start of the fourth phase of Operation Siham al-Sharq, which was launched on August 22.