Qasim al-Raymi

Qasim al-Raymi
قاسم الريمي
Born(1978-06-05)5 June 1978[1]
Nimr, As Salafiyah, Raymah Governorate, North Yemen[2]
Died29 January 2020(2020-01-29) (aged 41)
Wald Rabi', Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
NationalityYemeni
Other namesQassim al Rimi
Known forEmir of AQAP
Military career
Allegiance Al-Qaeda
Years of service1990s–2020
RankEmir of AQAP
Battles / wars

Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Raymi (Arabic: قاسم يحيى مهدي الريمي; 5 June 1978 – 29 January 2020) was a Yemeni militant who was the emir of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).[3][4][5] Al-Raymi was one of 23 men who escaped in the 3 February 2006 prison-break in Yemen, along with other notable al-Qaeda members. Al-Raymi was connected to a July 2007 suicide bombing that killed eight Spanish tourists. In 2009, the Yemeni government accused him of being responsible for the running of an al-Qaeda training camp in Abyan province. After serving as AQAP's military commander, al-Raymi was promoted to leader after the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi on 12 June 2015.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Qasim al-Rimi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Security Council ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on its Sanctions List | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
  3. ^ "AQAP confirms death of senior leader". The Long War Journal. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ^ [dead link‍]"2 tourists dead in attack in Yemen". International Herald Tribune. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  5. ^ Ahmed Al Haj (18 January 2008). "2 tourists killed in Yemen convoy attack". USA Today. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ Al Qaeda's second in command killed in Yemen strike; successor named, Jethro Mullen, CNN, 16 June 2015