American raids failed to kill Qaeda’s emir in Shabou

Security source revealed that the American air raids against Qaeda’s strongholds in Yemeni governorates, including Aben, Shabu, and Beida, led to the killing of dozens of militants. The source revealed that the fighter jets targeted a car in Aben leading to the killing of Zobair Al Adani, Saraqa Al Adani, Rosas Al Adani and Aboul Bara Al Adani.

According to the source, the raids on Beida governorate led to the killing of a number of leaders of the extremist group, including Aboul Mohajer Al Abi, Mosaan Al Rayashi, Hamzi Al Hadrami, and Abou Torab Al Hadrami in addition to Dajana Al Sanaani. The source revealed that Aboul Mohajer is one of the most important leaders of the extremist group, as he was the group’s Emir in Epp governorate, while he left the governorate after the Houthi control, transferring to Al Beida governorate.

The sources added that the military raids on Shabou failed to kill the group’s emir in the governorate Saad Al Etiqi, who is considered one of the group’s senior leaders in the country. The source denied what was published over the deployment of the American troops in the governorate.

The source added that Qaeda terrorist group took serious steps to intensify the security measures, as it cancelled all the meeting that was scheduled to be held in a large number of areas. It also took measures to secure the leaders’ moves and to protect their headquarters in anticipation to any potential attacks that could target them during the coming period.

On the other hand, Yemeni governmental sources revealed that the American attacks came after coordination with the Yemeni legitimate government, saying that the U.S informed Yemeni president of the targeted governorates, while it has not provided him with any more details.

The U.S Administration, according to the source, also informed the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia of the attacks against Qaeda, saying that the Americans informed them of the governorates without determining the specific sites that they would target.