Ayed al-Shabwani

Senior Al-Qaida Leader in Yemen Killed; Security Clamps Down on Protests

In Yemen yesterday, a senior leader of the country’s al-Qaida branch, Ayed al-Shabwani, was reportedly killed in fighting in the southern part of the country. Meanwhile, security forces fired at anti-government  protesters  in the southern city of Taiz, killing one person and injuring three others. For protestors, Taiz is the ‘heart of the revolution’, and the site […]