peepl-small

Trump confirms US forces killed Al Qaeda leader in Yemen

PUBLISHED:

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that the US had conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

“The United States conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qa”ida (al-Qaeda) in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and a deputy to al-Qa”ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri,” Xinhua quoted Trump as saying in a statement released by the White House on Thursday.

Rimi”s death further degrades AQAP and the global al-Qaeda movement, the statement added. (IANS)

RELATED ARTICLES