Report: Top Al Qaeda Leader Killed

http://www.foxnews.com/ ^ | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | FOX NEWS

[Deetes]

BREAKING NEWS — Senior Al Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces in a Pakistani region near the Afghan border, a security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

"He was believed to be among the top leadership of Al Qaeda," the senior security official told the news agency on condition of anonymity.

Al-Masri, which means Egyptian, was the senior most Al Qaeda operative

[Deetes]

Dog , Earnest At The Beach

[Deetes]

BING

[EDINVA]

Let’s hope the report is true

[Darkwolf377]

Obama will come out tomorrow saying he supported our efforts all the way.

[Redcloak]

The #3 guy again?

[4rcane]

Has anyone, esp the news ever made a list of top al queda that we killed/arrest. You know, a tally. Just how many TOP Al Qaeda leaders are there?

[Cementjungle]

Just how many TOP Al Qaeda leaders are there?

It's like getting rid of cockroaches.

[woofie]

This guy wasnt just a top leader ...he was on the tippy-top

[Dog]

Deetes if this report pans out AQ has lost another MAJOR asset.....this was one very important asset. Names are a tad confusing in this group....but if this is the gentleman in question......the good guys just took out a most sought after prize.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/shaikh_saiid_al-masri.htm

[Dog]

Woofie you get it....:-)

This was AQ's top finanicial officer. The primo money guy.

[Deetes]

I will take all their number threes in big quantities :-))) I wonder how many two’s they have ? A lot :-))

I’m always happy to get any of these um ..............

[catfish1957]

lol...Yep, most dangerous job in the world... #3 Man of Al Queada

[Caipirabob]

Top Al Qaeda Leader

"Shortest career-path EVER..."

[Sertorius]

According to Stratego, there is 1 #1, 1 #2, 2 #3’s, and I’m not sure how many number 4’s, 5’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s, and 9’s(scouts). There is one spy. Haven’t seen a report that we’ve got him

[BluH2o]

Report: Top Al Qaeda Leader Killed

Again?

[SueRae]

That #3 position at Al-Quaeda sure has a lot of turnover.
:-)

Nice work, troops!

[Mad Dawg]

I think Al Qaeda has almost as many top leaders as Islam has holy cities.

[PGalt]

GRRRRREAT news! Trickle down annihilation works!

[ASA Vet]

Yep, again

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Looks like no ones getting paid this month.

[VA_Gentleman]

Well let’s see... a top al-quaeda terrorist is killed, Michael Phelps and the rest of the US swimmers stuck it to France, oil prices are dropping, and the market even rallied. Not a bad start to the week.

[RPTMS]

It’s like being the new guy on Star Trek!

[Wiz]

When the information comes from Pakistan Intel regarding deaths of terrorist leaders, consider it very likey to be disinformation. This is what I learned from Bill Roggio.

[HundredDollars]

Some creative Freeper should photoshop a collage of these guys wearing red Star Trek Ensign shirts.

[stevie_d_64]

Don’t forget the bomb tiles...

I’m inspired...I’m going to the store to get that game again...

Gracias...

[G8 Diplomat]

Al-Masri, which means Egyptian

That would be al-Misri. Misr = Egypt

Whenever they put their nationality at the end of their name like that, it's a pseudonym. Likewise, "Abu Sa'id" isn't his real name. Abu means "father of," and is usually followed by the name of their oldest son, or sometimes someone they admire. It's called their kuniyya name, and terrorists often use it to hide their real name. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Abu Khabab al-Misri (another Egyptian), Abu Laith al-Libi (the Libyan), there was another Abu something-rather with the "last" name al-Jaza'iri (the Algerian). You get the picture....

[G8 Diplomat]

Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off

[Straight Vermonter]

Got another one.

[Mr. Silverback]

Thank you, Pakistan. Now go kill some more!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good news...thanks.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the info....so I see how they work to keep the infidels confused.

[StarCMC]

HOT DOG!!!! Great news!

[VaBthang4]

[BOBTHENAILER]

Like seeing them dropped.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Roggio is saying this is not yet confirmed:

Al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan rumored killed in Pakistan

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Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan, has been killed during the heavy fighting in Pakistan's tribal agency of Bajaur.

The report of Yazid's death is based on statements made by an unnamed senior Pakistani security official. Pakistani television claimed Abu Saeed al Masri was killed in fighting in Bajaur. Yazid is also known as Sheikh Saeed and Abu Saeed al Masri (the Egyptian).

But it is unclear if this Abu Saeed al Masri is the same person as Yazid. Other al Qaeda operatives go by the name of Sheikh Saeed, a senior US military intelligence official warned The Long War Journal.

[maine-iac7]

Whittle ‘em down - they must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel by now.

They are petrified by the drones -

[csvset]

Now I have to wonder, rumors say ISI is tipping off AQ to our efforts to catch/kill them. If that is true, I wonder if this was just a “lucky strike “ on the part of the Paki’s?

[auboy]

Bumped off. Good!

[NordP]

YES!

[NordP]

EXcellent point - lol

[NordP]

Ahhh....there are categories of top. Got it.

[Freemeorkillme]

Senior Al Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces in a Pakistani region near the Afghan border, a security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Apologies quickly conveyed to local tribesman for the errant artillery strike.

[Deetes]

Anther one bites the dust , I mean sand ;)

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Excellent news, thanks.