The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Sheikh Abu Basir Nasser al-Wuhayshi was killed in a missile strike from a US-operated drone, an Al-Qaeda spokesperson said in an online statement.
The airstrike took place Friday in in the southern Yemeni city of Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut region. Two other members of al-Qaeda were killed along with al-Wahayshi, who worked as Osama bin Laden’s secretary before proclaiming himself AQAP’s leader in 2008. In 2013 the current leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appointed al-Wuhayshi his deputy.
According to the United Nations, AQAP is responsible for attacks on the US embassy in Yemen, staging terrorist acts against counterterrorism officials and oil facilities, tourists and aid workers.
INC News, 16/06/2015 - via RT
No comments:
Post a Comment