Jihadist groups launches offensive, kills a soldier, wounds two in South Yemen

Extensive gun fire was exchanged between the security forces and Jihadist militants groups in Khanfar district, Abyan province in the south of Yemen, last Saturday, said a source at the local council of Khanfar district.

A soldier was killed and two other soldiers were wounded, after the security forces arrested Fikri Ammorah , a member of the Jihadist group in Ja’ar of Khanfar district, said the source.

“Following Ammorah’s arrest, the jihadist groups, lead by Amir Sami Dyan, launched an offensive at the security center in Ja’ar, in an attempt to release Ammorah.” said the source. Ammorah is being detained for committing a number of crimes including murder and looting.

Jihadist militants have kidnapped Adel Hamoud al-Sabri, Deputy Governor of Abyan province, and ran away with the hostage to Ryamis district of Yafe’a district in Lahj province, Marebpress news quoted from local sources.

Fikri Ammorah was one of the 50 jihadists that were released from the Political Security prisons in Ramadan month, as a pardon; earlier this year, 50 jihadists were arrested when the government military and security forces launched a wide scale offensive against the Jihadist groups in Abyan province.

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