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 . That jihadist was Abdulla bin Muhammad , who used his Twitter account to report the purported death . 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 . 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 .