Al Qaeda leader calls for kidnapping of Westerners . Abu Sufyan al-Azdi was deputy leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . The U.S. State Department said he had been killed by a drone strike on June 29. Three senior Yemeni defense officials , however , say they ca n't confirm it . Al-Azdi was one of the most wanted men in Saudi Arabia .
Abu Sufyan al-Azdi was deputy leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . The U.S. State Department said he had been killed by a drone strike on June 29. Three senior Yemeni defense officials , however , say they ca n't confirm it . Al-Azdi was one of the most wanted men in Saudi Arabia .