ABYAN, Yemen — On January 4, 2025, military sources reported that joint forces launched a swift operation in Abyan province, southern Yemen, successfully clearing a camp used by al-Qaeda militants from the Wadi Itisaba area. According to a statement published on the Southern Shield websit...
YEMEN — On January 3, 2025, the family of journalist Mohammed Al-Muqri expressed skepticism regarding a statement attributed to Al-Qaeda, which circulated in December claiming that the group had executed several hostages, including their son. In a statement shared with Barran Press, the f...
A statement attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) revealed on Sunday, December 29, 2024, that the group has executed 11 hostages, including journalist Mohamed Al-Maqri, who had been kidnapped in October 2015 from the city of Mukalla in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen. The announcemen...
On December 21, 2024, security sources in Abyan province, southern Yemen, reported a significant victory as joint security and military forces, aligned with the Southern Transitional Council, successfully seized an Al-Qaeda camp in the region. According to a statement from the Abyan Security Di...
On Sunday, December 1, 2024, local sources in Abyan province, southern Yemen, reported injuries resulting from an explosion that targeted a military vehicle in the Modya district. According to a source speaking to Barran Press, a powerful blast shook the Modya district, specifically in the vill...
Recent events in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, have brought armed groups vying for dominance to the forefront, while state authorities, security forces, and the military have completely disappeared. The Houthis, designated as a terrorist group, are the latest of these factions. Sources spe...
Aden, Yemen - Yemeni Interior Minister Ibrahim Haydan on Saturday, August 17, 2024, accused the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, of being behind the recent attack on a Southern Transitional Council (STC) military base in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen)....
The United States condemned the "terrorist attack" that targeted a military base in Modaya district, Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), on Friday, August 16, 2024. The condemnation came in a brief statement released by the US Embassy in Yemen on its X account, as observed by "Ba...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported on Friday, August 16, 2024, that 12 of its soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a military barracks in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen) earlier that morning. STC spokesperson Mohammed Al-Naqib stated that "a terrorist at...