Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader in Yemen killed in airstrike
Source: Washington Post
SANAA, Yemen An airstrike killed al-Qaidas No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said, a major breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the group in the impoverished Arab nation.
Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was killed by a missile after leaving a house in the southern province of Hadramawt, according to Yemeni military officials. They said the missile was believed to have been fired by a U.S.-operated, unmanned drone aircraft.
Two senior U.S. officials confirmed al-Shihris death but could not confirm any U.S. involvement in the airstrike. The U.S. doesnt usually comment on such attacks although it has used drones in the past to go after al-Qaida members in Yemen, which is considered a crucial battleground with the terror network.
Yemeni military officials said that a local forensics team had identified al-Shihris body with the help of U.S. forensics experts on the ground. The U.S. and Yemeni military officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they werent authorized to release the information to the media.
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Just wanted to post some good news among all the crapfest from Libya.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)and that's al-Qaidas No. 2 leader
They always get whacked, and in short order!
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)It's sort of like being a drummer for Spinal Tap.
docgee
(870 posts)go west young man
(4,856 posts)Someone forgot to tell the MSM that no one gives a shit anymore.
TransitJohn
(6,932 posts)LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Number 2