U.S. confirms death of Al-Qaeda leader in Arabian Peninsula

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The White House confirmed this Thursday, February 6, having eliminated Qassem al-Rimi, head of the Al-Qaeda group in the Arabian Peninsula during an anti-terrorist operation in Yemen.

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The United States announced on Thursday that it had "eliminated" Yemeni Qassem al-Rimi, head of the Al-Qaeda group in the Arabian Peninsula (Aqpa), in Yemen. " On the instructions of President Donald Trump, the United States carried out an anti-terrorist operation in Yemen and succeeded in eliminating Qassem al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of the Al-Qaeda group in the Arabian Peninsula (Aqpa)", a announced in a statement the White House.

In this press release, the American president underlines that the death of al-Rimi " further weakens the Aqpa and the Al-Qaeda movement around the world " and brings the United States closer to its objective of " eliminating the threats " that these groups represent the national security of the country.

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