Abdullatif Al-Sayed | |
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Born | 1972 Khanfir District, South Yemen |
Died | 10 August 2023 (aged 50–51) |
Allegiance | Independent (2000s–2011) AQAP (2011) President Hadi (2011–2015) Southern Movement (2011–2023) |
Years of service | 2000s–2023 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | Popular Committees (2011–20??) Security Belt Force in Zinjibar and Khanfar (2016–2017) Rapit deployment force (2017–2023) |
Battles / wars | Yemeni Civil War |
Abdullatif Al-Sayed Bafaqih (1972 – 10 August 2023) was a Southern Yemeni warlord from Abyan who played a major role during the wars against Al-Qaeda after 2012 in Abyan Governorate.
Previously, he joined AQAP for a short period of time in 2011 before defecting from the group the same year and joining the forces of Yemen's internationally recognized President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. Al-Sayed was part of the Southern Movement secessionist movement.[1]