Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in an airstrike in Yemen, the White House says
The White House announced Thursday evening that Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in an airstrike in Yemen.
CNN reported last week that the US conducted a strike targeting Rimi, who led the terror group's franchise based in Yemen that has repeatedly expressed interest in conducting attacks targeting the United States, a US official said. The Pentagon did not comment when asked at the time about the report. The US government had offered a $10 million reward for information on Rimi.This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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