subject: U.s. Embassy Security Guard Killed [print this page] The other day a terrorist gunman shot and murdered a Yemeni security officer who also happened to be employed at the U.S. Embassy. The shooting transpired near to the officers residence inside of Sanaa.
Quickly authorities classified the killing as associated with al-Qaida, although the formal affirmation will not likely come until additional investigation has been conducted. This attack undoubtedly has a resemblance to various other recent strikes in opposition to Yemeni intelligence, as well as military and security personnel throughout Yemen. The United States views this particular sect of Al-Qaida to be just about the most threatening sect in the world presently.
There has been a rally coming from AQAP to increase strikes on U.S. Embassies to take advantage of the anti-American sentiment which has swept across the Middle East and has inflamed the Muslim world recently.
There have been joyous rants from AQAP for the murdering of U.S. diplomats and security officials in Libya, characterizing the killings as "the best example" for all Muslims to follow.
Authorities in Yemen have identified the Embassy security official as Qassem Aqlani. Qassem was leaving for work when a terrorist traveling using a motorcycle pulled up alongside Qassem and opened fire, murdering the security official, and then taking off fleeing the scene.
Qassem had worked at the United States Embassy for almost 20 years. Fairly recently, Qassem was in charge of supervising an investigation in the assault on the U.S. Embassy on September 12, 2012.
Al-Qaida has taken maximum advantage of the lack of security and safety brought on by the Arab Spring uprising and they have obtained control over regions and cities within the southern areas of Yemen. The Yemen military offensive has recently driven the terrorist towards the mountainous parts from where the terrorist are actually regrouping and organizing suicide strikes and murders throughout the cities.
Merely two weeks earlier, Col. Abdullah al-Ashwal, a highly regarded intelligence official was also assassinated by means of a drive-by shooting in Sanaa. Basically, a duplicate assault that took place against Qassem.
