Saudi Arabia says two al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen
RIYADH - Coalition-backed forces killed two al Qaeda militants in Yemen in a raid in the southern province of Abyan on Wednesday, the Saudi government media office said.
It described Murad Abdullah Mohammed al-Doubli, known as Abu Hamza al-Batani, and Hassan Basurie as among "the most dangerous leaders" of Yemen's al Qaeda branch, known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The two men were killed in a clash with forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, a key component of the Saudi-backed coalition that intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015, said the statement issued late on Wednesday, citing security sources.
