President Trump Confirms The Death Of Qassim al-Raymi, Al Qaeda Leader In Yemen

President Donald Trump confirmed that US forces had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of militant group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen, on Feb 6, 2020.PHOTO: AFP

Daily Mail: Donald Trump confirms al-Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi has been killed in U.S. operation in Yemen - after his jihadist group claimed responsibility for deadly Florida naval base shooting

* Donald Trump said in a statement on Thursday that the U.S. at his direction conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi
* Al-Rimi is a founder of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula jihadist group
* The group claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida where a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors
* While Trump confirmed reports that al-Rimi was killed, he did not say when the U.S. operation was conducted or offer any details about how it was carried out

President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. killed the leader of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula jihadist group who claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at an American naval base.

Trump said in a statement on Thursday that the U.S. at his direction conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi.

Al-Rimi is a founder of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

The group has long been considered the global network's most dangerous branch for its attempts to carry out attacks on the U.S. mainland.

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