Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula executed one of its members at dawn today. Yemeni media sources reported
that an unidentified man was found dead this morning, his body hanging
on a pole in a soccer field in the coastal city of Al Shajar in
Hadramout province. Arabic-language news reports confirmed that the man was shot in the head before being hanged for all to see. The Yemeni media said the location where the corpse was found was the site of an American drone strike on Dec. 24, 2013 that killed five Yemenis.
The man was apparently killed because it was suspected that he was
working with the Americans. An al Qaeda flag and black banners were found beside
his body reading, "American Spy in the Arabian Peninsula," and "Whoever
fights with the government or cooperates with it is not a Yemeni, not a
Hadrami, but a traitor." Another banner read, "Guider of American planes to kill Muslims."
Arabic reports also claimed
that AQAP sources alleged that the man had planted microphones in AQAP
vehicles and meeting places in order to guide American drone missiles.
Additionally, AQAP operatives have reportedly disseminated flyers to
locals in al Shajar warning that the "punishment" meted out to the man
will be the fate of anyone who cooperates with the Americans.
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