Two leaders of Al-Qaeda in Yemen were killed on Thursday after a security raid was carried out by Yemeni forces in the province of Abyan. The security sources said that the leaders of al-Qaeda in Yemen, Murad Abdullah Mohammed al-Doubli, nicknamed “Abu Hamza al-Batani” and Hassan Baasrei were killed after a raid by security forces in the Al-Qaeda strong hold. Also known as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or AQAP, are primarily active in Yemen. The U.S government believes AQAP to be the most dangerous al-Qaeda branch.