Two senior AQAP figures killed in US drone strike in Marib

MARIB, Dec. 09 (YPA) – Two senior figures in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were killed in a US drone strike in Marib province late Monday, media sources reported.

According to the media sources, a US drone struck a motorcycle near a farm of Al-Qaeda leader Raed Bin Maili, in the al-Hadn sector of Wadi Ubaidah, east of Marib, killing two senior AQAP figures.

The were identified as Anis Al-Hasali, a top figure in Al-Qaeda’s security apparatus, and Abu Obeidah Al-Hadhrami.

According to reports, al-Hadrami served as the group’s senior sharia official, a position responsible for religious rulings, internal ideological enforcement, and oversight of judicial structures within AQAP.

The Islah party in Marib harbors Al-Qaeda leaders and elements, a clear cooperation that manifested in the organization’s participation in Islah’s battles against Sanaa forces on numerous fronts.

@E.Y.M