Several Al-Qaeda Commanders Slain as Yemeni Forces Mount Offensive to Push Terrorists Out of Bayda - FARS

(FNA)- Several senior commanders of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorist group have been killed in an offensive launched by Yemeni army forces and Popular Committees in the Central Yemeni province of Al-Bayda.

Local media outlets reported that Yemeni forces and their allies targeted AQAP strongholds in the Al-Sawma'ah district of the province on Saturday, killing a number of Al-Qaeda members and their commanders in the process.

The sources stated that Al-Qaeda elements and Saudi-backed militants suffered heavy casualties during the attacks, including the death of the self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda governor of Bayda, Abu Dharr Al-Tayabi.

"The commanders of Al-Qaeda terrorist group had gathered in Tayab area to coordinate attacks on Yemeni army troops and Popular Committees. Their gathering place came under attack by a barrage of artillery rounds,” a source said.