Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that two senior commanders, Ali Abdullah Naji al Harithi and Ammar Abadah Nasser al Wa’eli, were killed in a June 3 airstrike that was carried out by US forces.AQAP announced their deaths in Inspire.

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

Tags: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula