Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said that Yemeni security forces killed financier and military commander Ibrahim Saleh Mujahid al Khalifa, who was also known as Abi Jandal al-Qisaimy. Khalifa was a Saudi national who also helped smuggle fighters and cash across the border. He was killed during a clash along the Yemeni-Saudi border.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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