Abdullah Mehdar
Abdullah al-Mehdar[2] (?-2010) was an Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) member who was the leader of a cell in Yemen. On 13 January 2010 it was reported that he had been killed by Yemeni security forces.[3] He had been fighting alongside Shia rebels in Saada before he was killed in a gunfight in the town of Sa'dah.[4] The fighting was so intense that it partially destroyed his home. A few days after his death, two Yemeni soldiers were killed in what was believed to have been a reprisal for Mehdar's death.
Abdullah al-Midhar | |
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| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ | AQAP |
| Years of service | ?-2010 |
| Rank | commander in the Shabwah[1] and Saada Governorate |
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- "Reports: Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen - CNN.com".
- https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/ts_nm/us_yemen_qaeda%5B%5D
- "Yemen forces 'kill al-Qaeda chief'". BBC News Online. 13 January 2010.
- "Leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen 'killed in gun battle'". Daily Mail. London. 13 January 2010.
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