ADEN, Yemen (Dispatches) – Militants of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda branch killed three Saudi-backed forces in an ambush in the southern province of Abyan, a military official told Xinhua. The three fell victim to a deadly ambush orchestrated by Al-Qaeda militants in Abyan province, an area that has witnessed a recent upsurge in extremist activities, said the official on condition of anonymity. He confirmed that the soldiers were on a military patrol in the Mudiyah district of Abyan when their vehicle was targeted by Al-Qaeda members. The ambush was executed with precision as the attackers unleashed a fusillade of gunfire on the military vehicle, resulting in immediate fatalities, according to the official.