Al-Qaeda militants return to station in the Brotherhood-controlled areas of Abyan

English - Sunday 05 January 2020 الساعة 04:15 pm
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A security source told "NewsYemen", on Sunday, that Al-Qaeda elements had recently redeployed in the mountains of Al-Mahfad town, Abyan Governorate, south of Yemen.

The presence and spread of al-Qaeda elements were concentrated in the areas that fall within the control of the forces affiliated with the Yemeni legitimacy in the Al-Mahfad district.

The source said that the militia of the Islah Party, the local branch of the Brotherhood, is financing al-Qaeda militants with supplies, food, money, and weapons.

He said that coordination between the militia of the Muslim Brotherhood and elements of "Ansar al-Sharia" was evident during their participation in attacking security belt forces and southern resistance in many areas of Al-Mahfad.

It is worth noting that the Brotherhood's militia and al-Qaeda militants have intensified their attacks on security belt forces and southern resistance in the Al-Mahfad area.