Topic - Nasir Al-Wahishi

Related Stories

This image from video released Jan. 23, 2009, by al-Malahim Media Foundation and provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 30, 2009, shows the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, identified by the IntelCenter as Nasir al-Wahishi, in Yemen. Al Qaeda on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, confirmed that al-Wahishi, its No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden. (IntelCenter via AP, File)

Al Qaeda confirms U.S. strike killed leader of Yemen affiliate

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

FILE - This image from video released Jan. 23, 2009, by al-Malahim Media Foundation and provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 30, 2009, shows the leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, identified by the IntelCenter as Nasir al-Wahishi, in Yemen. Al-Qaida on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 confirmed that al-Wahishi, its No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden. (IntelCenter via AP, File)

Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen drone strike

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times