Posted on 02/06/2020 7:11:15 PM PST by robowombat
President Trump on Thursday confirmed the death of an al-Qaeda leader in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen.
Trump said the U.S. carried out a successful counterterrorism operation that killed Qasim al-Rimi, the founder and leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an affiliate of the terrorist group. The strike also killed a deputy of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, though the White House did not specify who.
"Under Rimi, AQAP committed unconscionable violence against civilians in Yemen and sought to conduct and inspire numerous attacks against the United States and our forces," Trump said. "His death further degrades AQAP and the global al-Qa’ida movement, and it brings us closer to eliminating the threats these groups pose to our national security."
The New York Times first reported last week that the U.S. carried out an airstrike that was believed to have killed al-Rimi.
The AQAP leader has ties to the group dating back as far as before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and he has been linked to multiple other plots targeting Americans. The State Department previously offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture.
The death of al-Rimi marks the third significant terrorist killed in a U.S. operation in recent months.
The U.S. in October killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and in January carried out a strike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
The latter led the U.S. and Iran to the brink of military engagement before tensions simmered.
Another Drone Strike?
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My girls are
Being worked Hard!
Democrats are saddened.
Nanzi Pelousy deeply saddened...
>> My girls are being worked Hard!
Does that involve jumping up & down?
Has DNC HQ lowered their Hammer and Sickle again?
Another fellow America hater dies tragically.
Shiffty and Wadler most affected...
Democrats mourn loss of one of their own
AOC and the Coup Klutz Clan are going to announce impeachment for this.
I expect hundreds if not thousands of Democrat protesters who will demand that Trump resign for the death of their beloved Al Qaeda leader
al-Rimi had
something to do
with the Flight
Training terrorists
Attack in Pensacola.
.
Buh Bye.
Mourned by demonrats and other global terrorists....
I love winning for the USA...
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I don’t believe these ass hole rat 🐀 bastards are going to stop.
Whittling them down, one Hellfire missile strike at a time.
Not until they are voted out.
Wow, I feel like singing the 12 days of Christmas!
Monday - Iowa Sh*tshow
Tuesday - State of the Union home run
Wednesday - Aquittal
Thursday - Murderer erased
What’s next on the winning menu?
I’m sure he was a well respected and revered community organizer.
Yup,
Something about a
Trampoline,
Daisy Dukes and
Hellfire Missles!
Great, now all those Democrats can use the impeachment pens Pelosi handed out, to send sympathy cards to his family.
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