Al-Qaeda leader Basil Al-Babakri killed in Yemen

Published December 10th, 2025 - 10:17 GMT
Al-Qaeda leader Basil Al-Babakri
Yemeni armed forces sit in the cabin of a truck as the Southern Armed Forces Command celebrate the 58th anniversary of National Independence Day, in the port city of Aden, in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula on November 30, 2025. Photo by SALEH AL-OBEIDI / AFP

ALBAWABA - Al-Qaeda leader Basil Al-Babakri was killed in the Habban District, in Shabwa Governorate, Yemen, local media reported on Wednesday.

Basil Al-Babakri was killed on Wednesday morning by unknown gunmen in a car as he passed the Harzam Petroleum Services station in the Habban district.

The perpetrators fled the scene, Sky News reported, adding that Al-Babakri was a commander in the Al-Qaeda group.