The Obama administration is confirming Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed by a missile fired from a drone, a fact also confirmed by an Al Qaeda video.
Al-Wuhayshi has been targeted at least twice before for his role as the second highest in command of the global terrorist network.
Dr. David Andrew Weinberg is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and he says, this is good news.
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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Dr. David Andrew Weinberg says no one should expect AQAP to go away with the death of al-Wuhayshi.
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Analyst Dr. David Andrew Weinberg says the death of Nasser al-Wuhayshi indicates that the U.S. is maintaining its intelligence and counter-terrorism assets in Yemen.
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