Trump says U.S. killed leader of Al-Qaeda cell in Arabian Peninsula

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States killed Qasim al-Rimi, leader of the Al-Qaeda cell in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

The U.S. "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qasim al-Rimi, founder and leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," Trump said in a White House statement.

(CGTN)