Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has lanuched an attack on the UAE-backed Forces in Shabwah province, southwest Yemen.
Local sources reported that gunmen belonging to al-Qaeda launched an attack on the Shabwa defense forces camp in the Al-Musaina’a area of Al-Sa’eed district, using RPGs and heavy machine guns.
The sources explained that al-Qaeda elements also used drones in their attack, and citizens heard violent explosions resulting from drone strikes.
Al-Qaeda elements succeeded in controlling the camp, in addition to killing and wounding dozens of Shabwah Defense Forces
According to the sources, al-Qaeda elements destroyed three military pickup vehicles and a weapons depot, while the remaining members of the Shabwah Defense Forces fled.
