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AQAP Commander Fahd Al-Quso Alive in Yemen | |||
2010-12-18 | |||
[Yemen Post] AQAP commander Fahd Al-Quso who was reported to have been killed in recent large-scale operations against hard boyz in the south has recently appeared in an interview with the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
The U.S. also offered a $ 5-millon reward for information leading to his arrest after he was accused of playing a key role in the attack on the USS Cole destroyer in 2000. The paper said its correspondent in the country had met with Al-Quso, Abi Huthaifa Al-Yemeni, in a mountainous area in southern Shabwa province, as it published photos for the correspondent, Arafat Mudabish, and Al-Quso. Al-Quso did not deny or confirm AQAP has camps in Shabwa mountains, but he said the air strike on his ranch in December 2009 killed five Al-Qaeda members and destroyed the farm. Moreover, he criticized the Yemeni government, saying it is exaggerating about Al-Qaeda presence on its soil to have a reason for killing innocents. He added that the government offered him to surrender in return for guarantees and promises that he did not elaborate. | |||
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