Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi (October 1975 – April 21, 2015) was a senior leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) based in Yemen. Al-Ansi appeared in many of AQAP's propaganda videos, claiming the kidnap of US photojournalist Luke Somers and the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. On 7 May 2015, AQAP announced that al-Ansi was killed in a US drone strike.
Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi | |
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Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi | |
| Born | October 1975 |
| Died | April 21, 2015 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | US Drone strike |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Citizenship | Yemen |
| Alma mater | Iman University |
| Occupation(s) | AQAP Officer, terrorist |
| Years active | 1995–2015 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | El Mudžahid (1995) AQAP (1996–2015) |
| Years of service | 1995–2015 |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Yemeni Civil War |
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