Khalid Saeed Batarfi was freed from a Yemeni prison by al-Qaeda this week . The U.S. State Department said the release came after negotiations with Yemen and that it had been "facilitated through Yemen's government of national reconciliation."
Khalid Saeed Batarfi was freed from a Yemeni prison by al-Qaeda this week . Terrorist commander was today pictured inside Mukalla governor 's palace . He was seen pretending to be on the telephone as he wielded an AK-47 . Batarfi led extremists in battle with government forces before he was jailed .