Al-Qaeda holds drone parade taunting UAE-backed forces in southern Yemen

Al-Qaeda holds drone parade taunting UAE-backed forces in southern Yemen

Al-Qaeda organization carried out on Saturday a military parade with drones in the sky of Shabwah province, eastern Yemen, in a move that carried a message, in terms of timing, to the UAE-affiliated factions there.

The organization’s websites published videos and pictures of Al-Qaeda members pursuing the UAE-backed “Shabwah Defense” patrols in Al-Musaiyna’ district, the most prominent stronghold of the organization.

The pictures show that the organization carried out air strikes targeting Emirati armored vehicles while they were trying to flee.

This is the first time that the organization displays this type of weapon, and it is a step that reveals that the organization, as one of the Saudi-affiliated factions, has obtained drones.