Drone footage of the attempt to kill Anssaf Ali Mayo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA huge explosion rocked the building, shots were fired, and then the footage showed a second explosion caused by a booby trapped SUV designed to add to the destruction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was gonna try to open the door, throw a couple hand grenades, and then just go in there and shoot everyone,\u201d Comstock said, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Mayo, had been told his life was in danger and fled moments before the explosion ripped through the building and survived.<\/p>\n
He claims he suffered \u201cpsychological and emotional trauma\u201d from the event and now lives in exile in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\nComstock\u2019s SUV approaches the al-Islah party headquarters in Aden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGolan allegedly plotted hits for the UAE from a $7 million mega mansion in a ritzy San Diego suburb next to a luxury golf course.<\/p>\n
The 7,000 square foot spread featured five bedrooms, five baths, four fireplaces and a resort-style pool. There was a wood paneled office, breathtaking views of the course and serene fountains.<\/p>\n
In one meeting at the ritzy enclave Golan met with Comstock, who had been a member of the US Army Special Forces, the suit claims.<\/p>\n
Golen told Comstock his company Spear had been hired by the UAE to carry out killings on behalf of the country and asked Comstock to be head of the targeted assassination program, the papers allege.<\/p>\nGolan, in full tactical gear, has a smoke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe then allegedly put $40,000 on the table. Comstock took the money and the position, the court papers claim. He was paid $40,000 a month plus bonuses, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Golan also hired Gilmore as COO of Spear in October 2015. Gilmore had been decommissioned from the US Military in 2011 for accidentally shooting a Navy Seal during a training exercise.<\/p>\n
Since 2016, Mayo has lived apart from his wife and children who still live in Yemen. He sees them once a year, the papers say.<\/p>\nA Spear business card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe\u2019s seeking compensatory and punitive damages, attorney fees, and a court order that stops the killing team from targeting him.<\/p>\n
Golan, Gilmore, and Comstock are all listed as defendants. The papers say Gilmore is a US citizen and resident of San Diego and Golen, an Israeli-Hungarian citizen, now lives in Westport, Ct.<\/p>\n
Comstock is a US citizen and lives in Indonesia, the lawsuit says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Golan, the Spear killing team continued to assassinate targets in Yemen requested by the UAE and was responsible for a number of high profile assassinations after the botched attempt on Mayo, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
A UN group of experts states in the papers that it \u201cfound reasonable grounds to believe that the United Arab Emirates are responsible for the 10 assassinations in Aden it investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n
The UAE\u2019s intervention into Yemen is attributed to three reason in the lawsuit. The first states given Iran\u2019s support of the Houthis, the UAE sought to prevent Iran from expanding its influence into Yemen.<\/p>\n
The second points to UAE\u2019s \u201ctrading ambitions\u201d and desire to control the Gulf of Aden, so they would be able to bypass the strait of Hormuz, \u201cwhich Iran has frequently threatened to shut down\u201d, the papers say.<\/p>\n
The third, says UAE wanted to eliminate the al-Islah, a Yemeni political party that Mayo was a member of.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n