Yemen Al Qaeda leader killed by U.S. strike
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The United States has conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), President Donald Trump said
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Three undated pictures of suspected AQAP chief, identified as Qassim al-Rimi
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1978: Qassim al-Rimi born near Yemeni capital, Sanaa
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1990s: Joins Al Qaeda. Works at training camp in Afghanistan under Osama bin Laden
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2004: Captured in Yemen and imprisoned for five years over plot to attack foreign embassies in Sanaa. He escapes in 2006
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2009: Helps oversee merging of Yemeni and Saudi branches of Al Qaeda to form AQAP. Linked to failed Christmas Day bomb plot against U.S.-bound airliner
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2015: Named head of AQAP after former leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi
is killed in U.S. drone strike
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2018: U.S. offers $10m reward for information on al-Rimi’s whereabouts
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Jan 2020: Reports say U.S. drone strike in Marib province kills al-Rimi
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Feb 2: AQAP releases audio message with al-Rimi’s voice in which he says AQAP was behind deadly Dec 2019 shooting at U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida
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Feb 6: White House announces U.S. has killed al-Rimi
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SAUDI ARABIA
Sanaa
160km 100 miles
YEMEN
Marib province
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Sources: AP, BBC, Counter Extremism Project    Pictures: Getty Images   © GRAPHIC NEWS