President Trump tweets hint at confirmation of the death of Al Qaeda leader
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Seemingly without saying a word, President Donald Trump may have confirmed the killing of Qassim Al Rimi, the leader of an Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen.
This morning Trump retweeted a string of tweets from two accounts claiming Rimi’s death.
U.S. killed a top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, reports say https://t.co/MVV9dTl721 via @Yahoo
— Sean D. Naylor (@SeanDNaylor) January 31, 2020
3)Breaking: It appears that Qasim al-Rimi, leader of the Yemen-based #AQAP, was the individual targeted & killed in a U.S. drone strike on Saturday, January 25 in Wadi Ubaidah, east of #Sanaa – a longtime stronghold for the group. AQAP has yet to officially confirm his death. pic.twitter.com/ohDcH2d8wz
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) January 30, 2020
One of the tweets mentioned it was a U.S. drone strike that killed the leader.
Trump has not officially confirmed or denied the airstrike or death in his own post, and Al Qaeda has yet to respond to the news of the death as well.
