Yemeni President Attends Funeral For Military Officers Killed By Al-Qaida Militants

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (C) attends a funeral procession for military officers in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 10, 2012. A total of 11 military officers, including Commander General Nasser Mahdi Farid, the chief-of-staff for the central military region in Marib, were killed on Saturday in an ambush by al-Qaida militants.

Yemeni honor guards carry coffins of military officers during a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 10, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>