An Al-Qaeda suspect escaped from an Aden hospital, with reports suggesting an unknown group could have infiltrated into the hospital and helped him escape.

Amin Al-Sayed was arrested along with four other terrorist suspects last week, and was hospitalized at the BaSuhaib military hospital.

Last week, the authorities announced the arrest of almost ten Al-Qaeda suspects in Abyan and Hadramout, amid the continuous hunt for and large-scale operations against AQAP militants, mainly in southern, southeastern and eastern regions.

On the other hand, media outlets reported that AQAP had declared war against the Houthi Group in northern Yemen, with militant commander Saeed Al-Shiri saying in a videotape on a militant website that Jihad against Shiites comes after the Houthi Group attacked and displaced many pro-Al-Qaeda people during the battles with the army in Saada, Jawf and Amran provinces.

In December, AQAP said it had been responsible for car bombings against Houthi convoys in Jawf and Saada that killed and injured many Houthi followers including their spiritual leader Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi.

The group, posing a serious threat concerned by the West, has vowed to step up attacks against the Houthis and the government in the country.