Abdullah Mehdar
Abdullah al-Mehdar | |
|---|---|
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Al-Qaeda |
Branch |  AQAP |
Service years | ?–2010 |
Rank | commander in the Shabwah Governorate[1] |
Abdullah al-Mehdar[2] (?–2010) was an Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) member who was the leader of a cell in Yemen. On 13 January 2010 it was reported that he had been killed in a gunfight by Yemeni security forces in the governorate of Shabwa.[3][4] The fighting was so intense that it partially destroyed his home. A few days after his death, two Yemeni soldiers were killed in what was believed to be a reprisal for Mehdar's death.
References
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- ↑ "Reports: Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen - CNN.com".
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/ts_nm/us_yemen_qaeda
- ↑ "Yemen forces 'kill al-Qaeda chief'". BBC News Online. 13 January 2010.
- ↑ Black, Ian (13 January 2010). "Al-Qaida leader killed in Yemen as security operations intensify". The Guardian.