Al Qaeda executes “witch” in Abyan by firing squad at stadium
News Yemen: “Abyan tribal sources said that armed groups belonging to al Qaeda said on Monday executed a person in Jaar, and accused him of killing someone two weeks ago. The sources of NewsYemen said that the death sentence carried out against Haidara Mansour Jaber. He was executed at a stadium before a crowd of citizens. It is the first death sentence carried out since al-Qaeda control of the Zanzibar.”
Then they executed a “witch.” Jihaddists in Jaar executed four homosexuals in 2009, showing the ideological affinity between the stated al Qaeda doctrine and local jihaddists in Yemen who may or may not have international ties. The merger this year of these two groups in Abyan has led to some dissension arising from both practical concerns and philosophical difference.
Carried out an armed group affiliated to al Qaeda on Tuesday sentenced to death by firing squad against one of the citizens of the city of Jaar Abyan province, south of Yemen, after less than 24 hours for the execution of another citizen.
Witnesses said the “al Tagheer” that elements of al Qaeda in the city, led by Abu Ali Hadrami raided the eleventh hour yesterday morning the house of Abdo Hussein Baidhani and took him to the Stadium Club Khanfar sports, and carried out the death sentence by firing squad, in front of a large number of citizens and members of the organization al-Qaeda.
Witnesses said that “al-Qaeda, which controls three months ago most of the southern governorate of Abyan, accused Baidhani practice witchcraft and sorcery, and the work of amulets and glamorised to distinguish between the spouses, considering that what he is doing violates Islamic law and requires killing rebuke him for that.”
The elements of the al-Qaeda had executed a citizen on Monday, Mr. Zain Hussain, accused of the killing of another citizen two weeks ago.
Before, and the armed groups in the province of Abyan, which is a stronghold of al Qaeda that carried out death sentences over a year ago against four people accused of these groups of homosexuality.
