Al-Qaeda in Yemen Publishes a List of Its Next Targets from the Southern Transitional Council

The terrorist organization Al-Qaeda in Yemen has published images including its victims among the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council forces and its upcoming targets.

Activists and local politicians shared on their social media accounts a publication issued by the “Iman Brigades Media Production Foundation,” affiliated with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The publication included images of (13) southern military figures, claimed by the foundation to be targets of Al-Qaeda. Only (7) of them remain after the assassination and targeting of (6) of them.

Among Al-Qaeda’s upcoming targets, according to the publication, are members of the Presidential Council, President of the Southern Transitional Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, and the commander of the counter-terrorism forces Shalal Shaya. However, the publication placed Colonel Abdul Rahman Nasser Abdullah Al-Shinini, appointed as the commander of the counter-terrorism unit in Abyan province, at the top of the list.

Among the listed targets: Yassran Al-Maqtri, commander of the counter-terrorism unit in Aden, Mukhtar Al-Noubi, commander of the Abin axis, Abu Mashghal Baazab, director of security in Abyan, and Ali Al-Mahsouri.

About (10) days ago, the Southern Transitional Council announced the killing of the commander in the Security Belt forces, Abdul Latif Al-Sayyid, along with his companions, in an explosion targeting his convoy in the “Wadi Awamiran” area in Abyan province, by terrorists from the Al-Qaeda organization.

Al-Sayyid is considered one of the most prominent security and military leaders in the Southern Transitional Council, which controls Abyan and several provinces in southern Yemen.

About two weeks ago, the Southern Transitional Council announced the launch of a large-scale security campaign to pursue Al-Qaeda elements in the Mudia district of Abyan province.