Al-Qaida Militant Implicated In USS Cole Killed In Airstrike
January 07 2019
An Al-Qaida member involved in the 200 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole off Aden, Yemen, has been killed, reports NPR News.
Jamal al-Badawi died in a U.S. airstrike, President Trump said on Sunday.
On Saturday, military officials said Badawi had been targeted in a precision strike in Yemen. "U.S. forces confirmed the results of the strike following a deliberative assessment process," said a spokesman for U.S. Central Command.
The airstrike took place on Jan. 1 in Marib province,...
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