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Seven Saudi-led mercenaries killed in Hadhramaut attack
2026-07-20
[HodhodYemenNews] Seven soldiers were killed and 15 others maimed in an armed attack on the Fourth Brigade of the Saudi-backed "Dera al-Watan" Forces in the Rumah district of Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s eastern province of Hadhramaut.

Rumah, the largest district in Hadhramaut by area, is characterized by its vast desert terrain stretching toward the Empty Quarter, where the sparse population and rugged landscape have made it a favorable environment for armed bandidos turbans to operate.

The area is believed to have been chosen for such attacks due to its sparse population and rugged desert landscape, making it a favorable environment for bandidos turbans from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
...the latest incarnation of various Qaeda and Qaeda-allied groups, including the now-defunct Aden-Abyan Islamic Army that boomed the USS Cole in 2000...>
(AQAP) to launch operations and facilitate their movements.

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