BBC: Yemen al-Qaeda chief al-Wuhayshi killed in US strike
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the leader of its offshoot in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in a US drone strike in Yemen.
His death was announced by the AQAP group in an online video. His successor was named as military chief Qasim al-Raymi.
Wuhayshi was seen as al-Qaeda's second-in-command and was a former personal assistant to Osama Bin Laden.
He built one of the most active al-Qaeda branches, say US officials.
In Yemen, resurgent al-Qaeda militants have seized territory and infrastructure - indirectly assisted by Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel Houthi movement, their Shia Muslim foes.
WNU Editor: This is probably Al Qaeda's most-dangerous man .... his demise is welcomed.
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Obituary: Yemen al-Qaeda leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi -- BBC
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