The death of the leader of “Al-Qaeda in Yemen”

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, the group In a statement on Sunday night, Al-Qaeda in Yemen announced the death of its leader and the appointment of a successor.

Yemen news agencies and media quoted this group and reported that “Khaled bin Omar Batrafi”, the leader of the Yemeni leader who was the head of this terrorist group since 2020, has been killed and “Saad bin Atef Al-Awlaki” has been appointed in his place.

The mentioned group has not mentioned the reason for the death of its leader. However, observers consider the cause of his death to be illness. But some semi-official sources close to the resigned government of Yemen claim that Khalid was killed in the attacks of this government’s forces. The group joined in Yemen and was in charge of the Al-Qaeda elements to control Abin province of Yemen. He became a new member of Al-Qaeda and his name has been on the US terrorist list since 2018.

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