Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

The AQ suspect arrested in Hudaydah

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According to this News Yemen piece as well as this from al-Tagheer, the AQ suspect arrested today in Hudaydah is 35-year-old Muhammad Abduh Salih al-Hudali from al-Raymah – the same district as AQAP military commander, Qasim al-Raymi.

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