Al-Qaeda is stationed in Al Khayala Mountains in Al-Mehfid under the protection of Yemeni Islah Party militias
Military sources from the security belt forces in Al- Mehfid reported that Al-Qaeda has re-deployed in the mountains of Al-Khayala area in Al- Mehfid district of Abyan governorate under the protection of the legitimate forces controlled by the Yemeni Islah Party.
The same sources mentioned that the Islah Party is financing these groups with supplies, lunch, money and weapons, and the joint cooperation between al-Qaeda and the legitimacy forces has been evident through the participation of those forces in attacking the security belt forces and the southern resistance in many areas of Al- Mehfid.
It is worth noting that the forces of the Security Belt and the Southern Resistance have been exposed to terrorist attacks against them in Al- Mehfid area, increased especially after the legitimacy forces took control of the Al- Mehfid and Shabwa last August, which contain of Al Qaeda militants.
