Al Qaeda leader killed in Saudi Arabia
From CNN.
A senior al Qaeda leader -- described as the group's "chief of operations in the Arabian Peninsula" -- was killed in a shootout in Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials have told CNN.
A U.S. counterterrorism official called the death on Monday "very significant, and a major blow to al Qaeda."
The man was identified as Abu Hazim al-Sha'ir, also known as Kahlid Ali Hajj. He was also nicknamed "the poet," officials said.
"This was a very significant senior al Qaeda figure in Saudi Arabia," the counterterrorism official said.