Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda No. 2 killed in U.S. drone attack that

Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which killed al Qaeda Sanaa has been announced several times by the deputy leader Saeed al-Shehri's death in a U.S. drone attack has confirmed.
Shehri 2007 in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was released from a rehabilitation program and is presented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but was made.
After completing the program militant leader of AQAP number two only to resurface later as disappeared.
"Sheikh Saeed al-Shehri, aka Abu Sufyan al Azdi, was killed in a U.S. drone attack," Islamist websites on Wednesday, in a video AQAP, al-Ibrahim, a leader in the Rubaish .
Shehri was killed when he shows no sign of the Rubaish, "lax security measures during his telephone contacts (identity) is enabled the enemy to kill him," he said.
In a eulogy to Shehri, he "Saudi Deputy Consul in Aden kidnapping plan," AQAP said that since March 2012, has been held prisoner by the Abdullah al-Khalidi,.
AQAP Khalidi militants held in Saudi Arabia in exchange for the release of Al Qaeda prisoners who are demanding the release.
Yemen Shehri was hounded by security forces and a number of attempts on his life was saved.
Most recently, his death on January 24 by Yemeni authorities have announced several times.
In April, a new rescue by AQAP Shehri an audio message purported to be issued address.
Last October, he himself Shehri an audio message posted on extremist Internet forum, the army was killed in an attack by Yemeni Defense Ministry has denied a September announcement.

By Site Intelligence Group, July 17, 2013 photo released by the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Sheikh Saeed al-Shehri, aka Abu Sufyan al-Qaeda deputy leader of al Azdi shows a picture. AQAP, whose death was announced several times by the Yemeni government Shehri's death in a U.S. drone attack has confirmed.



A Yemeni government statement in January that "the local, regional and international terrorist activities played an important role in planning the (Al), one of the leaders" is said.
It most Islamic insurgents in June 2012, a year before Yemeni forces recaptured the southern Abyan province to control clashes with soldiers during deadly "terrorist elements army commander" was.
AQAP's main occupation zone in the south to seize the now deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen during a revolt in 2011 took advantage of the weakness of the central government.
But by Yemeni forces launched in May last year after a month-long process, the most militant in the desert areas east over illegal left.
AQAP in July 2011, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the founder, Osama bin Laden's killing in May 2011 after a worldwide network of al-Qaeda chief, who reiterated the group's allegiance Nasir al Wuhayshi, is led by .

U.S. drone attacks in Yemen around New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, according to 53 from 18, tripled in 2012 compared to 2011.
In October 2000, al-Qaeda militants killed 17 sailors and injured 40, the U.S. Navy destroyed the port of Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole attack.