ADEN: A Yemeni tribal leader who mediated between the government and Al-Qaeda was killed at a checkpoint ambush in Abyan province in the country’s south yesterday, official and tribal sources said.
Al Mullah Zabahra was known for helping the government free individuals kidnapped by Al-Qaeda, including the Saudi consulate’s deputy consul, who was abducted in the port city of Aden last year.
“The tribal leader was killed in an ambush, he was in his car when the armed men shot him,” said the official source.
Both the official and a tribal source said Al-Qaeda was behind the incident.
Al-Qaeda kills Yemeni mediator
