Al-Qaeda executes Sudanese operative working for Saudi Arabia

Al-Qaeda executes Sudanese operative working for Saudi Arabia

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has executed a prominent leader of Sudanese origin, Sudanese media reported.

The sources quoted Sudanese members of the organisation as saying that al-Qaeda issued a death sentence against Rashad Qureshi Osman, also known as Abu Trab al-Sawdani.

Abu Tarb was accused of masterminding the killing Nasser al-Wahishi, a senior al-Qaeda leader in Yemen.

He is also accused of treason and being an agent for a foreign country.

Abu Tarb is a Sudanese army operatives, who was recruited by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates during their war against Yemen.

He has reportedly been involved in recruitment during the seven-year-old coalition-led war.

The execution reflects the magnitude of the heavy differences fueled by regional parties within the pro-coalition factions fighting against Yemen.