The Saudi-led military coalition announced on the arrest of several members and senior leaders of al-Qaeda, during raids to support the Yemeni counter-terrorism army in their battle against Houthi. The arrests were made during air strikes launched in pursuit of al-Qaeda targets in the city of Mukalla. Among al-Qaeda members arrested was the prominent leader Ahmed Said Awad Barhamah, more commonly known as Zarqawi. Terrorist plots were foiled by confiscating various equipment and weapons intended to carry out terrorist attacks in the Hadramawt area.
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