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Report: Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed By Drone

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Al Qaeda's No. 2 man in Yemen, Said al-Shihri, once emerged from the aftermath of drone strikes in the past to lambast the CIA for trying to kill him.

Now, it has been confirmed, US forces have finally struck their target. A message on jihadi websites announced al-Shihri's death Tuesday. It was purportedly posted by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

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