Yemen's Al Qaeda Says Top Cleric Killed in Strike
12-31-1969
Al Qaeda in Yemen says its top Islamic leader has been killed in a drone strike.
Ibrahim al-Rubaish was a Saudi national with a $5 million bounty on his head.
He joined al Qaeda in Yemen after he was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006.
Al-Rubaish helped provide religious justification for terrorist attacks.
Yemeni and U.S. officials had no immediate comment on the claim that he was killed.