Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

A Saudi named Khaled Battarfi is the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the Yemeni province of Abyan. Battarfi, who is also known as Abu Miqdad al Kindi, took charge after his predecessor was killed during a March 14. airstrike.

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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