June 16, 2015 12:44 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:12 pm IST - CAIRO
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that Nasir al-Wuhayshi, its no. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a U.S. strike.
In a video statement released early on Tuesday by the media wing of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula, the group said its deputy, Qassim al-Rimi, has been named as new leader.
Al-Wuhayshi was the deputy of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri and once served as Osama bin Laden’s personal secretary.
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