Saudi Arabia Gifted Yemen’s Governor Palace To Al-Qaida
KABUL: (Middle East Press) A senior leader with al-Qaeda group Khalid Saeed Batarfi in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) before he was jailed by Yemeni officials has been released two days ago, along with 300 other inmates.
Pictures posted online today show the high-ranking terrorist Batarfi beaming as he sits in the governor’s palace in the city of Mukalla, pretending to be on the telephone as he wields an assault rifle.
After taking over the prison and freeing a number of members of AQAP, the terrorists overran government buildings and the city’s port.
Batarfi is among AQAP’s top regional commanders, known for his leading role in a 2011-2012 battle with government troops during which extremists seized large parts of the south and east of Yemen.
According to reports the terrorist group stormed the prison he was being held in, killing two guards.
