February 9, 2017 | Quoted by Russ Read - The Daily Caller

Al-Qaida Leader Calls For Revenge After Trump’s Raid In Yemen

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal

The leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch swore revenge after a U.S. raid on a compound killed several terrorists and some civilians.

Qasim al-Raymi, head of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, accused the U.S. of killing civilians in the Sunday raid in an 11-minute audio address. He called upon loyal tribes to avenge the 14 men, 11 women and children allegedly killed in the raid. The Pentagon has acknowledged that civilians may have been killed in the raid, which also claimed the life of a U.S. Navy Seal, but it has not provided exact numbers.

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Both men “played key leadership roles in AQAP (al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula),” according to The Long War Journal’s Bill Roggio. The two also are related to infamous al-Qaida hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, whose daughter is rumored to be among the civilians killed in the raid.

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Al Qaeda