The militants had been hiding in the mountains for more than eight months , the report says . The Awlaki family did not want to leave . The senior security official in Shabwa , who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media , said the younger Awlaki had been hiding in the mountains of Shabwa for more than eight months . The militants also kill the chief media officer of AQAP .
The militants had been hiding in the mountains for more than eight months , the report says . The Awlaki family did not want to leave . The militants also kill the chief media officer of AQAP .