Flying the black flag: Jihadi fighters manning a checkpoint at the town of Azzan in south Yemen. The region of newly proclaimed jihadi emirates is run by affiliates of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad/for the Guardian
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from south Yemen on that the Moedjahidien fisibilillah are offering free water and electricity alongside sharia law
