The attack, during a patrol in Ayban province, targeted a vehicle belonging to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), according to a statement from the separatist movement close to the United Arab Emirates.
Two people were killed overnight Sunday into Monday in an attack allegedly carried out by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) against separatist forces in southern Yemen, the separatist movement said.
The attack, during a patrol in Ayban province, targeted a vehicle belonging to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), according to a statement by the separatist movement close to the United Arab Emirates and allied with the internationally recognized government in the war against the Houthis. , of the Iranian-backed rebels in the north.
SMN separatists participate in the so-called unity government. They are fighting within the boundaries of the anti-Houthi alliance.
Five other people were wounded in the attack, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
AQAH, which was born in 2009 when al-Qaeda’s Yemeni and Saudi branches merged, is considered by the US to be the most dangerous offshoot of the Sunni extremist network.
It has been able to benefit from the chaos of the civil war that has torn Yemen apart since 2014 between the internationally recognized government, backed by Riyadh, and the Houthis, backed by Tehran, but has suffered a series of defeats in recent years, losing territory and fighters. .
This is the first attack attributed to the AQAP since Saad al-Awlaki took over as its leader following the death of his predecessor Khalid Batarfi.
Source :Skai
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