[Intel Briefs] Senior Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
,Ibrahim al-Rubaish who had a $5m bounty on his head was on Sunday killed in Yemen following a US drone
Born in 1979 the Saudi, the slain leader was confirmed dead by the militia group memmebrs who did not specify the exact place where the killing took place in Yemen.
In a statement given by the group on Tuesday, the senior al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen will be laid to rest in a special place however, the group will have to be Dire Revenged upon the Americans sooner or later.
This marks one of the major milestones in the war against militia groups in Yemen over the last few months.
Al-Qaeda militia group in Yemen further acknowledged that the senior al-Qaeda leader killed has been participating in the war against America and its agents for the last two decades. They added, the bounty on his head was nothing but a symbol of his power, authority and command in the Jihad war.Among the al-Qaeda gunnies in Yemen, al-Rubaish who hails from Saudi's Qassim region first fought in Afghanistan before he was enjugged
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
and held in the US military prison of Guantanamo.
Later, considering his experience, abilities and might, he joined the al-Qaeda where he commanded great influence and was quite instrumental for the turbans in Yemen.
The senior al-Qaeda leader apparently played a major role before he was killed. Sources confirm that he purportedly pushed the Yemenis to fight in Syria and further called for the killing of main Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
leaders.
Al-Rubaish was considered the group's main ideologue and religious adviser. His writings and sermons were prominent in various publications and used as a guide for the Al Qaeda in Yemen.