US airstrike kills Alqaeda leader in Yemen

The United States has killed the leader of Al-qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Qasim Al-Raymi, who has led the Jihadist group since 2015, was killed in a US operation in Yemen

The Jihadist leader had been linked to a series of attacks on western interests in the 2000s.

He took over the leadership after his predecessor was killed by a US drone strike.

Aqap was formed in 2009 from two regional offshoots of Al-qaeda in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with the goal of toppling US-backed governments and eliminating all western influence in the region.