Al Qaeda in Yemen says senior leader killed in US air strike

Al Qaeda in Yemen announced on Tuesday that a top Saudi leader in the organisation has been killed by a US air strike, according to a statement distributed by the group online.

The death of Ibrahim al-Rubaish may be a sign that a covert US drone programme against Yemen's branch of the global militant group continues despite the evacuation of American military advisors from the country amid a worsening civil war.  

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