Qasim al Raymi

He was appointed AQAP emir on June 16, 2015, and was previously AQAP’s military commander. Raymi, also known as Abu Hurayrah al Sana’ani and Abu Ammar, trained at the al Qaeda–run al Farouq camp in Afghanistan in the late 1990s and reportedly met bin Laden there. Yemeni security forces arrested him on terrorism charges in 2002. Raymi escaped in February 2006, along with Nasser al Wahayshi and 21 other al Qaeda members. Raymi appeared in AQAP’s founding video in January 2009 alongside Wahayshi. Raymi is known for his ability to recruit new operatives and is a member of AQAP’s senior leadership. In February 2009, Saudi Arabia added him to its 85 most wanted terrorists list. Raymi was designated as an SDGT by the U.S. on January 19, 2010.

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He was appointed AQAP emir on June 16, 2015, and was previously AQAP’s military commander. Raymi, also known as Abu Hurayrah al Sana’ani ... Show More