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Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen on Sunday confirmed the killing of its leader Qasim al-Rimi, weeks after the United States said it had killed him.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said in an audio statement that al-Rimi had been killed in a drone strike, but without saying when it took place.
The terrorist organisation added that Khaled Batarfi had been named to succeed him.
Batarfi, a senior AQAP operative, is a designated terrorist wanted by the US.

He fought US troops in Afghanistan before he joined AQAP in Yemen in 2010, according to information from the US State department.
In 2018, Batarfi, a Saudi, called on al-Qaeda followers to step up attacks on Americans.
Earlier this month, the White House said al-Rimi was killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen at the direction of President Donald Trump.
Trump confirms US has killed leader of jihadist al-Qaeda group in Yemen
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported that al-Rimi was killed on January 31 when a US drone hit a house used by al-Qaeda members near Yemen's eastern province of Mareb.
Al-Rimi was the third major figure to be killed in a US strike in recent months.
In October, the US killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and in January top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed in Baghdad on Trump's orders.


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Yemen’s al-Qaeda confirms former leader’s killing, names successor

Suspected al-Qaeda leader Qasim al-Raymi. Photo: EPA-EFE

(FILES) A file image grab taken on June 16, 2015 from a video released by Al-Malahem Media, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), shows Khaled Omar Batarfi (also known as Abu Meqdad al-Kindi) a spokesman for AQAP in a video posted online on June 15, 2015. - Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed on February 23, 2020 the death of its leader Qassim al-Rimi and appointed a successor, the SITE monitor. The announcement came in an audio speech delivered by AQAP religious official Hamid bin Hamoud al-Tamimi, said SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist networks worldwide. "In his speech, Tamimi spoke at length about Rimi and his jihadi journey, and stated that Khalid bin Umar Batarfi is the new leader of AQAP," it said. (Photo by - / AL-MALAHEM MEDIA / AFP)

US has killed leader of jihadist al-Qaeda group in Yemen, Donald Trump confirms

A wall with a graffiti depicting a US drone, after a US drone raid killed an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen. Photo: EPA-EFE

(FILES) In this file photo reproduction of a combo of two pictures of a suspected military chief of al-Qaeda network in Yemen, identified as Qassem al-Rimi (or Qassim al-Rimi), shows the activist on a Yemeni interior ministry document in two different undated images. - US President Donald Trump confirmed on February 6, 2020 that US forces had killed the leader of jihadist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen. The US "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qassim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)," Trump said in a White House statement. (Photo by - / YEMENI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR / AFP)

Yemen conflict: 31 civilians killed in air strikes; Saudi fighter jet crashes

A Saudi Tornado warplane flies over the Gulf Sea during a training mission. Photo: AFP

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, a supporter of Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, holds a banner with Arabic writing that reads, "at your order, oh messenger of Allah," during a celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad in Sanaa, Yemen. A drastic escalation in fighting between the Saudi-led military coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen has killed and wounded hundreds of people over the past week, officials and tribal leaders said on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

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Earlier this month, the White House said al-Rimi was killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen



Earlier this month, the White House said al-Rimi was killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen.


Yemen’s al-Qaeda confirms former leader’s killing, names successor

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Earlier this month, the White House said al-Rimi was killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen

Earlier this month, the White House said al-Rimi was killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen