The Yemeni Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday that security and military units had taken control of a new Al-Qaeda camp in Abyan Governorate, south of the country, in a statement issued by a Yemeni security source, which the Ministry of Interior reported on its website without naming it, in a new victory over the terrorist organization despite the Houthis’ efforts to obstruct the campaign. Launching attacks in the governorate.

The source said, “The security and military units (government forces and others affiliated with the Transitional Council) were able to take control of the Al-Jinan camp in the Mudiyah district of Abyan Governorate.”

He added, "The control of the camp came after an attack on the sites of terrorist elements from Al-Qaeda."

He pointed out that "the security campaign is still continuing to purge Abyan Governorate of terrorist elements."

The Houthis have recently sought to obstruct the efforts of the Al-Hazm forces affiliated with the Transitional Council to pursue Al-Qaeda members, as they launched a large-scale attack in Abyan, but these attacks were repelled.

The Houthis are using Al-Bayda Governorate, which they took control of in 2021, as a launching pad for attacks on neighboring Abyan.

The intersection of interests between the Houthis and the Al-Qaeda organization is clearly evident, which caused the weakening of the internal front in areas liberated from the Houthis.

About two weeks ago, the Southern Transitional Council launched a military campaign against what it called “al-Qaeda elements” in the central districts of Abyan Governorate. The council named the campaign “Swords of Hous,” and said it was an “extension of the Arrows of the East campaign” that it launched last year, against “the elements.” Terrorist".

On August 13, the Director of Abyan Security, Ali Al-Dhib, announced control of Al-Hajlah camp, where Al-Qaeda members were stationed, in the same district of Mudiyah.

Abdul Latif Al-Sayyid, Commander of the Security Belt in Abyan Governorate, and his companions, Captain Salah Al-Yousifi, Head of Security Belt Operations in Abyan, and the tribal sheikh Muhammad Karid Al-Jaadani, and their companions, were killed in the explosion of an explosive device planted by members of Al-Qaeda.

Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, has been witnessing a bloody conflict since 2014 between pro-government forces and the Houthi rebels.

The southern governorates, namely Aden, Shabwa, Socotra, and most of Abyan, are under the control of the Transitional Council forces, which demand the secession of southern Yemen from its north.

On September 18, 2022, the Council announced its full control over the Omran strategic camp, the largest Al-Qaeda stronghold in Abyan.

The south is the temporary headquarters of the Yemeni government and the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council. The "Security Belt" forces later came under the authority of the council, which was established in 2017, and are fighting the Houthis, but competing with the government to control southern regions at the same time.

The ongoing war in Yemen led to the provision of safe areas for extremist organizations, including the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, which controlled areas in Yemen, but these organizations lost many of their prominent and influential leaders in raids carried out by the Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or American aircraft.