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Saudi special forces capture leader of Daesh in Yemen

Saudi special forces capture leader of Daesh in Yemen

Saudi and Yemeni exceptional powers caught the pioneer of Daesh in Yemen, the Arab alliance said Tuesday. 

Abu Osama Al-Muhajir was seized during an activity on June 3 alongside a Daesh money related official and various different individuals from the association, the Saudi Press Agency announced. 

The captures were made at a house that had been under reconnaissance, alliance representative Col. Turki Al-Maliki said. Three ladies and three youngsters were in the house at the time. 

The activity took 10 minutes and the ladies and kids were safe. 

The Kingdom’s military operations in Yemen are aimed at restoring the legitimate government of Yemen and preventing terrorist groups like the Houthis, Al Qaeda and ISIS from using the country to destabilize the region and to the threaten the global economy.

— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) June 25, 2019

The announcement did not determine where in Yemen the attack occurred. 

"The activity was effective in catching the psychological militants and guaranteeing the wellbeing of the ladies and youngsters inside the house," Col. Al Malki said. 

The powers recuperated various weapons, ammo, workstations and PCs, cash in various monetary forms, and interchanges hardware. 

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Radical gatherings like Al-Qaeda and Daesh have endeavored to exploit the contention in Yemen and affirm their power in certain regions of the nation — especially in the south. 

The Arab alliance, which incorporates Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is battling in help of the official government against the Iran-upheld Houthi local army that held onto the capital Sanaa in 2014. Be that as it may, the alliance has likewise been working with Yemeni powers to battle radical gatherings in the south. 

"This task is an expansion of the nearby collaboration between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government to battle fear based oppression and disassemble the psychological oppressor associations," Al-Maliki said. "It is additionally an excruciating hit to the psychological militant Daesh association, particularly in Yemen, and it pursues the Kingdom's endeavors to battle fear mongering in the entirety of its structures." 

SaudiArabia's Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid container Salman said the Kingdom's military activities in Yemen are gone for counteracting fear based oppressor gatherings like Al-Qaeda, Daesh and the Houthis from utilizing the nation to destabilize the locale. 

"The catch of ISIS's pioneer in Yemen is only the most recent case of our responsibility to killing the scourge of fear mongering," Prince Khalid said on Twitter. "Saudi Arabia keeps on assuming a main job in the global network's push to battle fear mongering and counter fanaticism." 

The Daesh leader in Yemen, identified as Abu Osama Al-Muhajir, was caught in an early June raid along with other members of the militant group including its chief financial officer, Arab coalition spokesperson Col. Turki al-Maliki saidhttps://t.co/1usHCTnqK7 pic.twitter.com/TBKBBlbrT7

— Arab News (@arabnews) June 25, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said the activity was "another confirmation of the Kingdom's enduring promise to face all powers of psychological oppression and radicalism."

The successful special operation that led to the capture of ISIS leader in Yemen is another testament of the Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to confront all forces of terrorism and extremism

— Adel Aljubeir عادل الجبير (@AdelAljubeir) June 25, 2019

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