article_snippet.sent: Ibrahim al-Rubaish died Monday night in what AQAP's media wing, Al-Malahem Media, called a "crusader airstrike."  
article_snippet.sent: The Al-Malahem Media obituary characterized Ibrahim al-Rubaish as a religious scholar and combat commander.
article_snippet.sent: A Yemeni Defense Ministry official and two Yemeni national security officials not authorized to speak on record confirmed that Ibrahim al-Rubaish had been killed, but could not specify how Ibrahim al-Rubaish died.
article_snippet.sent: While it was not immediately clear how Ibrahim al-Rubaish died, drone strikes have killed many other members of the terrorist group.
highlights_snippet.sent: AQAP says a "crusader airstrike" killed Ibrahim al-Rubaish .
  