President Trump confirms the death of an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen

President Trump said the United States carried out a successful anti-terrorism operation, killing Qasim al-Remi, the founder and leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). He was deputy leader of al-Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri.

“AQAP committed unscrupulous violence against civilians in Yemen and tried to execute and inspire a number of attacks against the United States and our forces,”, President Trump said. His “Death further limits AQAP and the global movement of al-Qaeda, and brings us closer to eliminating threats these groups pose for our national security. ”

Rimi joined al-Qaeda in the 1990s, working in Afghanistan for Osama bin Laden and was linked to some plots targeting Americans.

Reim's murder is the third consecutive in American anti-terrorism operations in recent months. In October, the United States killed the founder of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi. In January, an air strike killed Iranian top commander Qassem Solejmani.