Bulletin South Yemen Counter Terrorism issue 2

22nd September 2016 

Al Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike. Abdallah al-Sanaani, a regional commander in Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed along with his bodyguard while travelling in a vehicle in the al-Sawma'a district of Abyan province.

19th September 2016

AQAP leader Abu Al-Mihdhar and 3 of his guards turned themselves into southern security forces in Lahj
















 Aden security forces dismantle an IED in Al-Memdara found planted at a gas station where soldiers from a nearby checkpoint gather. 

15th September 2016

Aden security forces dismantled an IED found on the side of a road in Bureiqa.

14th September 2016

Southern security forces dismantled an IED found at the Jaar town Abyan qat market made from an RPG shell.

9th September 2016

 Aden security forces seized a car bomb and arrested the driver in Sheikh Othman district.  The driver was planning to detonate the car bomb in a crowded area on the first day of Eid Al-Adha.

 

Security forces in Aden capture 3 terrorists with tankshells, mines & explosives

8th September 2016

IED dismantled by Aden security forces after being reported by residents of Enma City neighborhood. Several IEDs were found in Al-Mahfad Abyan yesterday which appear to use a similar encasing material. 

Security belt forces raided ISIS den in Rayshan Yafa arresting two militants & seizing explosives warehouse. Security forces clashed with militants during the raid in Wadi Rayshan on the border between Yafa and Bayda; four soldiers were wounded.

7th September

Several IEDs were found in Al-Mahfad Abyan