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One Pakistan intelligence official said authorities were led to the hideout by a tip that foreigners had been spotted in the area. Another acknowledged that information from the Americans helped Pakistan plan a well-coordinated operation, but said Pakistan also obtained intelligence from militants it arrested months ago.
Al-Libbi had differences with Uzbeks and other militants who had been reluctant to accept him as a leader, hinting at a possible rift within al-Qaida's ranks, according to one of the Pakistani officials.
P.S. al-Libbi had been with UBL since 1991 in the Sudan. With so many familiars gone, al-Qaeda will have to fill the top ranks with zealots that don't have the age or seasoning to work well with each other. Leadership rivalries should start to split up the ideological drivers.