Al Qaeda’s leader Nasir al Wuhayshi killed in airstrike

Al Qaeda in Yemen has announced the death of its leader, Nasir al Wuhayshi, in a US drone strike. In a video statement posted online, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said al Wuhayshi, who was also the the second-highest ranked al Qaeda leader globally, had been killed “along with two other mujahideen”. A senior member of the group said in the clip that the group has met and appointed its former military chief Qassim al Raymi as his replacement.

We in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mourn to our Muslim nation … that Abu Baseer Nasser bin Abdul Karim al-Wuhayshi, God rest his soul, passed away in an American strike which targeted him along with two of his mujahideen brothers, may God rest their souls.

Khaled Batarfi, a senior member of the group, said on Tuesday.

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