▁Sh ab w ah ▁Governor ate , ▁Y emen . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁obtained ▁information ▁from ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden ' s ▁hide out ▁comp ound ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁find ▁Abd ul lah ▁and ▁his ▁brother , ▁which ▁came ▁just ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁Y em eni ▁authorities ▁had ▁imp licated ▁the ▁brothers ▁in ▁recent ▁bomb ing ▁attacks ▁in ▁Y emen . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Y em eni ▁al - Q a eda ▁members ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sh ab w ah ▁Governor ate <0x0A> </s> ▁B amba ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁and ▁rural ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Bou rem ▁Cer cle ▁of ▁the ▁G ao ▁Region ▁of ▁M ali . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁( n orth ) ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ▁River , ▁ 1 9 0   km ▁east ▁of ▁Tim bu kt u ▁and ▁ 2 3 0   km ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁G ao . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁census ▁the ▁commune ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 8 , 5 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁commune ▁of ▁B amba ▁includes ▁ 1 9 ▁villages ▁and ▁ 7 ▁nom adic ▁population ▁groups . ▁The ▁population ▁are ▁primarily ▁Song h ais ▁but ▁also ▁Tu are gs ▁and ▁Bo zos . ▁ ▁Ted ▁Jo ans ▁wrote ▁a ▁poem ▁to ▁" Le ▁fou ▁de ▁B amba " ▁(