Ten people were killed in soutwestern Yemen on Sunday due to clashes between al-Qaeda militans and Yemeni tribe members.
The shoot-out took place in the southwestern city of Marib, which is located in the east of capital Sanaa.
Ten people including four al-Qaeda militans died in the clashes, according to local sources.
Yemen has a long history of extremism and regional instability.
The Yemeni-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is seen as one of the network's most aggressive branches, and a direct threat to the United States.
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