Al Qaeda 's No . 6 leader in Arabia was Saeed al-Shahri , also named Al-Azdi . Yemen confirms he was killed in a November counter-terrorism operation . A jihadist had tweeted the death November , SITE Intelligence Group says . Al-Azdi was buried by militants at an undisclosed place in Arabia , officials say .
Al Qaeda 's No . 2 leader in Arabia was Abu Sufyan al-Azdi , also named Saeed al-Shahri . Yemen confirms he was killed in a November counter-terrorism operation . A jihadist had tweeted the death earlier this week , SITE Intelligence Group says . Al-Azdi was buried by militants at an undisclosed place in Yemen , officials say .