PoliticsThe 3 Terrorists From Al-Qaeda In Yemen Every American Should KnowAl-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been the only part of al-Qaeda to show any operational capacity to launch attacks against the U.S. homeland over the past few years.By by Andrew KaczynskiBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on August 6, 2013, 9:48 pmTwitterFacebookLink 1. Ibrahim al-Asiri: Chief bombmaker of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 2. Nasir al-Wuhayshi: Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, reported al-Qaeda No. 2 3. Qasim al-Raymi: Military Commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula