REPORTS
US KILLS LEADER OF AL-QAIDA IN PAKISTAN
January 09, 2009 09:26 AM
The United States has acknowledged that the leader of al-Qaida in Pakistan and his lieutenant was killed by a US airstrike in South Waziristan. The precision attacks were reported to have been delivered by munitions deployed from a US Predator drone.
The Guardian
On Friday Guardian.co.uk reported on the death of Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant Sheik Ahmed Salim Swedan:
Usama al-Kini was believed to be responsible for attacks including the bombing of a Marriott hotel in Islamabad that killed 55 people in September, and an unsuccessful attempt to kill the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was later assassinated in another attack, (a US counterterrorism) official said. (Guardian UK)
Usama al-Kini was believed to be responsible for attacks including the bombing of a Marriott hotel in Islamabad that killed 55 people in September, and an unsuccessful attempt to kill the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was later assassinated in another attack, (a US counterterrorism) official said. (Guardian UK)
International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune reported that is part of an ongoing effort:
“Kini, whose death was first reported on The Washington Post's Web site on Thursday, was at least the eighth senior Qaeda leader killed in an increasingly aggressive CIA air campaign to attack top militants who have carved out a sanctuary in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghanistan border.” (International Herald Tribune)
“Kini, whose death was first reported on The Washington Post's Web site on Thursday, was at least the eighth senior Qaeda leader killed in an increasingly aggressive CIA air campaign to attack top militants who have carved out a sanctuary in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghanistan border.” (International Herald Tribune)
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