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5 top Al Qaeda members killed in Yemeni air strike | At least five senior member of Al Qaeda’s Arabian branch were killed in a Yemeni missile strike on Friday, officials have claimed. The missile
strike, which also killed group’s military commander, was the latest in a new
US-supported campaign to cripple Al Qaeda ’s regional arm, which has gained global
attention since it claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day flight bombing
bid. If the death of Qaeda’s military commander Qassim al-Raymi is confirmed,
it would be a serious blow to the group, the New York Times reports. According
to many terrorism analysts, Raymi, a veteran jihadist and the main planner of
Qaeda operations here, is the group’s most important and dangerous member. His
death was announced at least once before, and he has eluded several attempts on
his life in the past three years. It was not clear whether the airstrike was carried
out with help or coordination from the United States , which has provided ammunition
and intelligence for some recent raids on Al Qaeda ’s Yemen-based affiliate. The
Yemeni government has struggled to play down that assistance, because the spectre
of American intervention arouses anger in Yemen and has been used by Al Qaeda
to recruit new members. |
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