Salafi military commander killed in assassination operation in Marib

A Salafi military commander close to Saghir bin Aziz, the chief of the general staff, in the government, loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, was killed on Tuesday in an assassination operation in the city of Marib, stronghold of the Islah party (the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood).

This was reported by Yemen News Portal, citing a statement issued by command of Azal axis.

The command of the so-called “Azal axis” issued a statement in which it said that the commander of the axis, Lieutenant Colonel Nasr al-Khadhafi, was shot dead by gunmen during an ambush that targeted him in the area of Kerry in the city of Marib while he was returning from the southern front to his home.

The statement pointed out that the gunmen looted what Al-Khadhafi had and threw his body on the side of the road.

The axis announced the allocation of 300,000 Saudi riyals to track down those involved in his murder.

Al-Khadafi is one of the commanders known for his close relation to bin Aziz and one of dozens who recently heeded his call to return from the border fronts to Marib as part of a plan to pounce on the remaining influence of Islah militants there.

This comes as tensions between the two sides return against the backdrop of Islah’s threat to hand over the city.

E.M