New York Times: Kassim Al-Raimi Eliminated by US UAV • Yemeni Branch is considered one of Al Qaeda's most active
Al Qaeda operatives, after the blast // Photo: AFP
The US attacked and apparently eliminated al-Qaeda terrorist leader in Yemen - the New York Times reported this weekend, reportedly. Aerial and other intelligence tools.
U.S. sources who spoke to the Times expressed confidence that Al-Raimi was killed in an airstrike. Although no official clearance is granted, President Trump yesterday shared in his Twitter account posts about Al-Raimi’s alleged death, though he himself did not address senior al-Qaeda.
If al-Raimi was actually killed, it was a severe blow to al-Qaeda, one of its more "active" branches in Yemen. According to the Times, the CIA learned about al-Raimi's dangerous location in Yemen in November. Since the senior terrorist was placed under surveillance by drones. Local reports in Yemen say that two terrorists were killed in a drone attack during January in the Wadi Abada area of central Yemen. Although the reports did not include any reference to Al-Raimi, it was apparently the specific attack in which he was hit.
