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US kills key Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
President Trump has confirmed that the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Qasim al-Raymi, has been killed by the US military. Announcing the news, Donald Trump said al-Raymi's group committed unconscionable violence against civilians in Yemen and sought to conduct and inspire attacks against the US. Newsday heard about the man from Rukmini Callimachi, a New York Times correspondent covering Isis and Al Qaeda.
(Pic: Qasim al-Raymi; Credit: AFP)
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