Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
by Ahmed Al-Haj and Jon Gambrell
Mar 11, 2024
2 minutes
The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details.
Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long considered the most-dangerous branch of the extremist group still operating after the killing of founder
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