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February 7, 2020

Trump Says Pentagon Killed Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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President Trump says the Pentagon has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in
the Arabian Peninsula. Trump said in a statement the U.S. killed Qasim
al-Raymi in a military operation in Yemen. He did not give any details
about when or how the killing took place. Al-Raymi had reportedly led
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since 2015.


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