Posted on 10/09/2010 2:31:53 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Islamabad - Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, an alleged key al-Qaeda operative of Libyan origin, has been killed in a suspected US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless tribal region, security officials said on Saturday.
The US had placed a $1m bounty on al-Rahman, who was killed Thursday when a CIA-operated unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a vehicle in Khushali Jungle area of North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan. A total of four people died in the strike.
"We have received reports that al-Qaeda leader Atiya Abd al-Rahman has been killed in the October 07 drone attack. Together with him another low-ranking al-Qaeda operative Khalid Mohammad Abbas al- Harabi also died," said a local intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity to the German Press Agency dpa.
A second intelligence official confirmed the death of al-Rahman, but he was not sure about the identity of the other three people killed in the attack.
Al-Rahman was appointed by al-Qaeda top leader Osama bin Laden as his emissary in Iran to recruit people and facilitate links with other Islamic groups to work as partners in terror.
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“Al-Rahman was appointed by al-Qaeda top leader Osama bin Laden as his emissary in Iran to recruit people and facilitate links with other Islamic groups to work as partners in terror.”
Hmm.. Wonder what a Suni terrorist is doing hanging with the Shiites?
Yup. The daily press briefings in Saigon. Body counts, along with other feel-good 'news' about the war.
If it doesn't get better soon, it may become necessary to destroy the people who espouse this hatred of the west, wherever they live. The more radical mosques around the world may be destroyed, "teachers" and "students" included.
ribs...real messy ribs
Since he was an expert, I'm sure he'd appreciate the precision application of high explosives that took his ass out.
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