Son of Al-Qaeda Leader Is Dead, Group Confirms

Khaled Saleh al-Din Zidane, a senior member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the son of the group’s de facto leader, Saif al-Adel, has died.

The news was announced through AQAP’s official magazine, al-Malahim, which confirmed his death but did not disclose the circumstances.

Khaled, 29, was deeply involved in the group’s operations and strategy, working closely with his father. According to the Long War Journal, Khaled was last operating in Yemen, where he was deployed as al-Adel’s personal representative.

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