Thursday, January 24, 2013

Yemen Government: AQAP Deputy Emir Said Al Shihri Is Dead

A still of Said al-Shihri from a video posted online. He is believed dead after a strike on his convoy. The high ranking Jihadi has been reported killed at least twice before

AQAP Deputy Emir Said al Shihri Is Dead: Yemeni Government -- Long War Journal

The Yemeni government claimed today that the deputy leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Said al Shihri has died "after succumbing to wounds received in a counter terrorism operation" late last year. A prominent jihadist and the Middle Eastern press have also recently claimed that al Shihri is dead.

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More News On The Death Of AQAP Deputy Emir Said Al Shihri

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 in Yemen died of wounds sustained in a US drone attack, news agency says -- Washington Post/AP
Arabian al Qaeda's number two is dead - Yemeni official
-- Reuters
Report: Top al Qaeda leader killed -- CNN
Top Al Qaeda commander killed for the THIRD time: U.S air strike 'finally' gets terror boss in Yemen -- Daily Mail
Al Qaeda Commander Killed for the Third Time -- ABC News

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