See, they are on the run.

Via LWJ

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked military bases in central Yemen today, killing several soldiers and seizing armored personnel carriers, according to reports from the country.

AQAP fighters killed 10 soldiers during “simultaneous attacks against three military positions” in the town of Rada’a in Al Baydah province, AFP reported. At least one AQAP fighter who was wearing a suicide vest was gunned down during the attack.

At least one military camp was overrun and three armored personnel carriers were taken, according to Reuters.

Rada’a was an AQAP stronghold in early 2012, when a senior AQAP leader known as Tariq al Dhahab took control of the town, raised al Qaeda’s flag, and swore allegiance to al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri. Tariq was later killed by a brother who is opposed to al Qaeda.

Another brother, known as Kaid al Dhahab, took over to serve as AQAP’s emir in the province of Baydah. The US killed Kaid in a drone strike in Baydah on Aug. 30.

The US accidentally killed 15 civilians in a drone strike in Rada’a on Dec. 15. Yemeni officials said that a senior AQAP operative was targeted in the strike.

AQAP has successfully overrun military bases and confiscated armored vehicles in the past. In one of the most brazen attacks, in March 2012, an AQAP assault team penetrated security at a military base in Al Koud in Abyan province, killed 185 soldiers, and seized several APCs.