Al-Qaeda militants shot dead a Yemeni Imam known for opposing the Saudi aggression on the Arab impoverished country.

Al-Qaeda militants shot dead a Yemeni Imam known for opposing the Saudi aggression on the Arab impoverished country.

Two bike-riding al-Qaeda terrorists assassinated on Friday Sheikh Abdul Bari Al-Aidrus, the Imam of al-Hazm mosque in Shibam district, which lies in the central province of Hadhramaut.

Yemen’s official Saba News Agency said the religious figure was famous for his opposition to the Saudi military aggression against Yemen.

Yemen has been since March 26 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition. Thousands have been martyred and injured in the attack, with the vast majority of them are civilians.

Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to Yemen’s fugitive president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.