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US has killed leader of jihadist al-Qaeda group in Yemen, Donald Trump confirms




President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that US forces had killed the leader of jihadist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.The US “conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qassim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),” Trump said in a White House statement.AQAP claimed responsibility on Sunday for a December shooting at a US naval base in which a Saudi officer killed three sailors.More to follow …



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