Al-Qaida commander killed in operation in SE Yemen
Date
4/23/2022 6:13:17 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch was killed
Saturday in a shootout with local security forces in Yemen's
southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official told
Xinhua , Trend reports.
The gun battle took place in the Sudaf area of Hadramout when a
unit of local security forces conducted an operation on an
intelligence tip-off and raided an al-Qaida hideout in the area,
the local security source said on condition of anonymity.
The official confirmed that a senior commander of al-Qaida
wanted by the security forces for his involvement in terror attacks
in Hadramout was killed, without revealing the al-Qaida member's
identity.
According to Yemeni officials, the operation has dealt a heavy
setback to the terrorist group's apparent attempts to gain ground
in the poor Arab country.
The Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) network
has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against the
security forces in the country's southern provinces.
The AQAP has exploited years of deadly conflict between the
Yemeni government and Houthi militia to expand its presence in the
war-ravaged Arab country.
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