Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have killed an intelligence officer in south Yemen, after a jihadist leader died in a U.S. drone strike, a local official announced on Saturday.
Colonel Hassan Ali Mansouri died on Friday evening in Labous, in the province of Lahj, when gunmen opened fire on him, ‘killing him on the spot,’ the source said.
Men from the tribe to which Mansouri belonged retaliated, killing one of the assailants and overpowering two others.
Earlier on Friday a U.S. drone strike killed Qaeed al-Dhahab, a military chief of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in the southern province of Bayda.
He was the latest victim in a string of attacks targeting what the U.S. considers the extremist group's most dangerous branch, in eastern, southern and southeastern Yemen.
The militants took advantage of a decline in central government control during a 2011 uprising that forced Yemen's veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh from power to seize large swathes of territory across the south.
They were driven out of these areas in June last year and have been increasingly weakened mainly due to U.S. drone attacks, but still carry out hit-and-run attacks against security forces.

Intelligence officer killed in south Yemen

Intelligence officer killed on Saturday by suspected Al-Qaeda militants. (File photo: AFP)
AFP, Aden
Saturday 31 August 2013
Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:40 - GMT 06:40
DAY | WEEK |
-
4028 Views Iran’s long-range missile land close to US Navy ships in Indian Ocean
-
3516 Views France, Britain, Germany warn Iran against uranium metal work
-
1232 Views Coronavirus in the UAE: Abu Dhabi updates rules on entering the emirate
-
1231 Views Houthis kidnap husband of pregnant woman beaten to death by the militia in Ibb
-
1001 Views Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s first COVID-19 vaccine seeks nod for clinical trials
-
708 Views Dubai to test launch iconic London Taxi vehicles using hybrid cabs
-
11825 Views Oman Sultan issues new law organizing succession, naming of crown prince
-
9696 Views Coronavirus: UAE reports 3,362 new COVID-19 cases, total hits 239,587
-
9578 Views Investments in Saudi Arabia’s economy will reach six trillion dollars: Crown Prince
-
7786 Views COVID-19: Saudi Arabia warns against travel to 12 countries without permission
-
7379 Views Oman sultan’s eldest son Dhi Yazan to succeed him, becoming first crown prince
-
7263 Views Coronavirus cases in the UAE surge as authorities detect 3,407 new infections
SHOW MORE