Local Editor
Militants suspected of affiliation to the Al Qaeda terror group have reportedly attacked a crude oil pipeline in the southern province of Shabwah.
A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the pipeline was carrying oil to the industrial port town of Balhaf.
The al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has taken advantage of the chaos and the breakdown of security in Yemen caused by the Saudi war to tighten its grip on the southern and southeastern parts of the impoverished crisis-stricken country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
