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US Confirms Strike Killed Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Leader in Yemen

© AP Photo / Marko DrobnjakovicPilots onboard of the US Marine fighter jet aircrafthave flown missions into both Iraq and Syria, part of the over 6,800 airstrikes carried out since August 2014.
Pilots onboard of the US Marine fighter jet aircrafthave flown missions into both Iraq and Syria, part of the over 6,800 airstrikes carried out since August 2014. - Sputnik International
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US Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said that the United States conducted an airstrike in Yemen’s governate of al Bayda on January 8, killing Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader al-Ghani al-Rasas.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States conducted an airstrike in Yemen’s governate of al Bayda on January 8, killing Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader al-Ghani al-Rasas, US Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement.

"This strike removes an AQAP facilitator in the area," Cook stated on Friday.

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