MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Established in 2009, AQAP is a branch of the terror group al-Qaeda, active in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, which is outlawed in many countries worldwide, including in Russia and the United States.
"Hamza bin Laden echoes father's call to overthrow Saudi regime, cut #US influence in country, & train w/ #AQAP [al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]," Rita Katz, director of the SITE Intelligence Group, wrote on her Twitter account.