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Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances

Source: Rewards For Justice, U.S. Department of State

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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