Abdullah Mehdar Explained

Abdullah al-Mehdar
Nationality:	Yemeni
Module:	Embed: yes Allegiance: Al-Qaeda Branch: AQAP Serviceyears: ?-2010 Rank: commander in the Shabwah Governorate^[1] Yemen Insurgency

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 was killed in a gunfight in the governorate of Shabwa.^[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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reports: Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen - CNN.com.
2. https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/ts_nm/us_yemen_qaeda{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. News: Yemen forces 'kill al-Qaeda chief' . . 13 January 2010.
4. News: Al-Qaida leader killed in Yemen as security operations intensify. The Guardian . 13 January 2010. Black . Ian .