Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen succumbs to wounds - Yahoo! News (Coralville Courier)

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January 25, 2013

Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen succumbs to wounds - Yahoo! News

Coralville Courier Editor's Note: How many #2s and #3s have we killed and does it matter?

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen died of wounds sustained in a U.S. drone attack last year in southern Yemen, the country's official news agency and a security official said Thursday.

Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was wounded in a missile attack in the southern city of Saada on Oct. 28, according to SABA news agency.

via news.yahoo.com

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