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Donald Trump said in a statement on Thursday that the U.S. at his direction conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi
Al-Rimi is a founder of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula jihadist group
The group claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida where a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors
While Trump confirmed reports that al-Rimi was killed, he did not say when the U.S. operation was conducted or offer any details about how it was carried out
President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. killed the leader of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula jihadist group who claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at an American naval base. Trump said in a statement on Thursday that the U.S. at his direction conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi. Al-Rimi is a founder of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The group has long been considered the global network’s most dangerous branch for its attempts to carry out attacks on the U.S. mainland. The jihadist group claimed responsibility for last year’s deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where a Saudi aviation trainee killed three American sailors.
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