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Jun 3, 2024 | sanaacenter.org | Assim al-Sabri

Download as PDF Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) made a surprise announcement on March 10, 2024, publicizing the death of its leader, Khaled Batarfi, and the appointment of Saad al-Awlaqi as his successor. Al-Qaeda’s official statement, delivered by jihadist leader Khabib al-Sudani, did not disclose any details about the manner of Batarfi’s death. This might be the first time that news of the death of a senior Al-Qaeda leader was shrouded in such mystery.

Dec 11, 2023 | sanaacenter.org | Ryan Bailey |Assim al-Sabri

AQAP militants in Azzan, Shabwa, in 2012 // Photo by Abdelrazzaq al-JamalIn early November, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance in the region had no prior knowledge of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation carried out by Hamas against Israel on October 7.

Feb 28, 2023 | sanaacenter.org | Hussam Radman |such as al-Qaeda |Assim al-Sabri

US Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted notice for Saif al-Adel // Photo source FBIWhen Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan last July it had only limited impact for the group’s Middle East branches in North Africa, Yemen, and Somalia. This was in part a result of the internal cohesion created by organizational policies introduced since 2011 that gave regional branches significant autonomy.