Khalid al-Batarfi, leader of the al-Qaeda branch in Yemen, has died. The terrorist organization gave this information late on Sunday night. Let us tell you that the US government had announced a reward of 5 million dollars on Khalid al-Batarfi, who led the Al-Qaeda group in the Arabian Peninsula. AQAP is considered the most dangerous branch of the extremist group active even after the assassination of its founder Osama bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda released video
Al-Qaeda released a video showing al-Batarfi wrapped in a black and white al-Qaeda flag. The video does not provide any details about Batrafi's cause of death, nor do any visible injuries appear on his face. Al-Batrafi is believed to have been around 40 years old.
Announcement of new leader
According to the information, the terrorists released a video and informed about Batrafi's death. The organization has made this announcement on the occasion of Ramzan. The holy month of Ramadan is going to start in Yemen from today. He announced that Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki would now be its leader. America has placed a reward of 6 million dollars on Awlaki. The US said Awlaki had “publicly called for attacks against the US and its allies.”