RADAA, Yemen, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula militants captured Radaa, a town southeast of Yemen's capital, security and local officials said.
Reports indicate the militants overwhelmed the small police force assigned to the town Sunday, the Yemen Observer reported.
The Observer did not report if there were any deaths or injuries.
Radaa is in al-Baydah province, which borders the AQAP-controlled Abyan province. Local officials said the militants began their takeover of Radaa Saturday night, seizing a citadel and mosque.
A Yemeni military official said Sunday AQAP militants executed two Yemeni soldiers in Abyan province, the Observer said. The official said the soldiers were kidnapped two months ago while fighting al-Qaida militants west of Zinjubar, the Abyan provincial capital.
