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| Al Qaeda member killed in Yemen strike, official says |
| 2014-11-12 |
| [CNN] An al Qaeda leader in Yemen was among those killed in what a Yemeni official called a "counterterrorism strike," the latest such strike at a time of intensified fighting in the Arab nation. The Yemeni official said Wednesday that those killed include Shawki al-Badani, whom the U.S. State Department named a "specially designated global terrorist" in June. So, too, was Nabil al-Dahab, a top member of the conservative Salafist group Ansar al Sharia. Initial reports out of Yemen sometimes prove untrue. That said, the United States similarly believes al-Badani was killed in a strike, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity. They said they are still trying to confirm whether al-Dahab was killed. The officials would not say if the two men were at the same location. |
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