Quaeda Leader Presumed Dead

The US may once again have eradicated another terrorist leader. After months of tracking Qassim Al-Rimi, and finding him in Yemen, the US engaged in an air strike said to have taken him out. From the New York Times: “The officials expressed confidence that the Qaeda leader, Qassim al-Rimi, was killed in a January airstrike in Yemen but were awaiting confirmation before making a public announcement. If confirmed, his death could represent a significant blow to the Qaeda affiliate, which remains one of the most potent branches of the terrorist group. The Yemen branch, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has tried to attack the United States and Europe and is thought to still want to.”

Rimi is said to have been involved in many terror plots against American interests, including the bombing of the US Embassy in Yemen, which occurred in 2008. If confirmed, this brings total terrorist leaders eliminated by the Trump administration to 3, as Rimi joins the likes of Qassim Soleimani and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who detonated a suicide vest that killed himself and his three children. If Rimi is indeed dead, this would strike a very hard blow to this particular branch of Al Quaeda, as it is said to be the most potent branch of the terrorist organization.

The organization still remains a danger however, according to the New York Times. “The group’s ability to orchestrate or attack targets in the West has atrophied in recent years, as American airstrikes have targeted their bomb-makers and English-language propagandists. But the group, American officials have previously said, remains a dangerous one.” Stay tuned to New Right Network for updates.