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Al-Qaida mourns death of top commander in Yemen

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 6, 2016 09:32

DUBAI - Al-Qaida's branch in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) mourned the killing of a senior commander in southern Yemen, a statement distributed on social media showed, after he was reported dead in a suspected US drone strike last week.

Jalal Baleedi was killed by a drone strike as he was traveling in a car with two others in coastal Abyan province, residents said on Thursday. He had run al-Qaida's combat operations and had a $5 million US bounty on his head.

"We extend condolences to our Muslim community and specifically our people in Yemen...regarding the killing of the heroic commander Jalal Baleedi al-Marqishi...who was killed in a crusader strike that targeted him while he was among the sons of his tribe in Abyan province," the statement said.

During nine months of civil war and a Gulf military intervention in Yemen, the United States has kept up drone strikes against jihadist groups.

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