Yemen: A pro-government tribal militia has dismantled an al-Qaeda cell in Abyan province
A Pro-government tribal militia based in the southern province of Abyan confirmed on Monday it managed to crack-down on one al-Qaeda cell in the region.
A tribal leader told the press on Sunday his men had sussed out and destroyed an important terror cell near the city of Jaar. Jaar was invaded by al-Qaeda militants back in 2011 when it remained under the group’s control for months. It took a large scale military operation to outroot Islamist militants in the province.
The Sheikh explained his men had been on the hunt for quite some time, knowing the terror cell was planning to run operation from its hideouts which would destabilize the province.