Al-Qaeda organization appoints Egyptian emir to lead Marib battle

SANAA, Feb. 24 (YPA) – Activists on social media circulated on Wednesday a document issued by Al-Qaeda organization, which includes the appointment of an Egyptian emir of the organization in Marib province, east of Yemen’s modern capital, Sanaa.

The letter attributed to the emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Khaled bin Omar Batarfi, states that the terrorist “Abu Al-Hassan Al-Sulaymani”, an Egyptian national, has been appointed as leader of the organization’s militants in the battle of Marib.

This comes after the killing of the terrorist, “Mohammad Salem Al-Tiyabi,” leader of Al-Qaeda elements who fight in the ranks of the Saudi-led coalition forces, by the fire of the Yemeni army and the popular committees last Saturday in Al-Alam front, north of Marib.

YPA