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| Al-Qaeda Emir Killed During Ma'rib Clashes with Sana'a Forces | |
| 2023-01-12 | |
| An al-Qaeda organization emir was killed on Wednesday in festivities with Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i armed forces (Sana’a forces), south of the city of Ma’rib, northeastern Yemen. Tribal sources in Ma’rib said "Naji Saleh Lamak al-Aqili," one of the emirs of al-Qaeda in al-Bayda province, was killed along with many Saudi-led coalition recruits. The coalition and the Al Qaeda emir were leading a joint military attack in "Learif" area, south of the city of Ma’rib. Previously, the terrorist organization had issued many obituary statements for dozens of its leaders who were killed in Ma’rib while fighting in the ranks of the coalition. The latest obituary statement was issued on May 18, 2022, regarding the killing of "Abu Hamza al-Sanaani." al-Sanaani was a professor of al-Iman University,
On March 11, 2022, al-Qaeda issued a statement on the killing of another one of its emirs, "Shaker Mansour Ahmed Sharhan." Sharhan was also a commander in the 156th Brigade of the coalition forces in the battles that took place in the "Bani Abd" area in al-Abdiya district of Ma’rib. Related: Ma’rib: 2023-01-01 Saudi-backed forces take over areas of Lahj from UAE-led troops Ma’rib: 2022-12-31 UAE-backed forces take last strongholds of Islah Party in Shabwah Ma’rib: 2022-12-31 UAE-backed forces take last strongholds of Islah Party in Shabwah Related: Bayda province: 2023-01-04 Dozens of Emirati military vehicles reported heading to city of Ataq Bayda province: 2022-07-24 Good Morning Bayda province: 2022-07-24 Yemeni security forces destroy al-Qaeda cell in Bayda province Related: Abdiya district: 2021-10-18 Coalition says killed at least 165 Yemen rebels near Marib Abdiya district: 2021-10-13 At least 134 Yemen rebels dead in strikes south of Marib: coalition Abdiya district: 2021-10-12 Fighting south of Yemen’s Marib results in 156 members of the Iran-backed Houthi militia being killed | |
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