Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
SANAA, Yemen — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long considered the most-dangerous branch of the extremist group still operating … Read more