Al-Qaida leader declared dead
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 3 months AGO
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s al-Qaida branch says one of its local commanders has died from wounds he suffered during an attack by the Yemeni army and U.S. drones.
A Twitter account associated with al-Qaida issued a message saying Ali bin Likra al-Kazimy died Saturday after a military attack on one of its camps in the town of Mahfad last week.
Government officials confirmed al-Kazimy’s death.
The Yemeni army, backed by U.S. drone strikes and supported by local tribes, recently launched a campaign to drive al-Qaida out of the southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa.
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