History – shaped in January 2009 when the now-deceased chief of al-Qa’ida (AQ) in Yemen, Nasir AL-WAHISHI, publicly declared that Yemeni and Saudi al-Qa’ida operatives have been Functioning together under the banner of AQAP; the announcement signaled the rebirth of the AQ franchise that Formerly performed assaults in Saudi Arabia; https://www.ptmarine.com/