Al-Qaeda announces death of leader at helm of Yemen branch
The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen, Khalid Saeed al-Batarfi, is dead, the terrorist group announced in a video published on social media. The video, released on Sunday evening, is said to show al-Batarfi's body in a shroud. The cause of death was initially unclear. Al-Batarfi had led Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)for four years, a branch of the international jihadist network that operates in Yemen. It was formed in a 2009 merger between the Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda and militants from Saudi Arabia who had taken refuge there. The US describes it as "al-Qaeda's most dangerous aff...