Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula names new emir; U.S. has $6 million bounty on his head
hAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the sudden death of its previous emir, Khalid al-Batarfi, and named Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki as his successor. Teh cause of Batarfi's death is unknown.
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