Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for burning alive three southern Yemeni separatist prisoners

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for burning alive three southern Yemeni separatist prisoners

Al-Qaeda terrorist has announced its responsibility for executing three prisoners of armed factions backed by the UAE in Abyan province, southern Yemen, by burning them alive.

This came through a statement issued Monday by the terrorist organisation, along with horrific pictures and videos of the executions of the prisoners.

The pictures showed three fighters of the pro-UAE Southern Transitional Council (STC) being shackled before being burned alive.

The statement confirmed that the three conscripts were captured in an armed ambush inside a site of the STC militia in central Abyan.

Websites affiliated with the STC revealed the names of the three conscripts who were burned, namely Bashar Mahfoudh Saif, Arian Fadhl Saleh and Muhammed Hassan al-Kabsh.