Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula disclosed the identity of a top female operative detained in Saudi Arabia in February. Haylah al Qassir served as a top financier of AQAP and also sheltered fighters. Her first husband is in Saudi custody and her second died fighting Saudi security forces.

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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