Acikin shekarar 2001, ya yaki sojojin Amurka da Sojan Kawance na Arewaci (Northern Alliance), tare da ‘yan kungiyar Talban, a cikin shekara ta 2010, al-batarfi ya shiga kungiyar AQAP a kasar Yemen, ya jagoranci mayakan AQAP wurin kame gundumar Abyan dake Yemen, kuma aka nada shi Emiyan AQAP na Abyan.
