Yemen: Awlaki Killed in Airstrike

American-born al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Alwaki has been killed by an airstrike in eastern Yemen, according to the country’s defense ministry. The radical preacher, believed to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been a most-wanted terror suspect for years. Tribal elders in the area say an…

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Yemen: Awlaki Killed in Airstrike

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