Intelligence officer shot dead in South Yemen
The gunmen opened fire late Saturday at State Security Colonel Ahmed Hashim in the city of Ataq
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an intelligence officer in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province, a security official said Sunday.
The gunmen opened fire late Saturday at State Security Colonel Ahmed Hashim in the city of Ataq before fleeing, the official said, adding that he died instantly.
Yemen sees frequent attacks on security forces which are usually blamed on al-Qaeda's local affiliate, which remains active in southern and eastern regions despite successive government military campaigns.
The Arab world’s poorest country is also grappling with an increasingly violent separatist movement in the south, which was independent between the end of British colonial rule in 1967 and union with the north in 1990.
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