Key al-Qaeda leader killed in Pakistan

news24.com ^ | October 9 2010 | SAPA

[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.

[Berlin_Freeper]

[chooseascreennamepat]

RIP, pigmeat!

[3rdcoastislander]

another one bites the dust!

[Sacajaweau]

I’m waiting for Obama to say we got him....5 days before elections....but unfortunately, he’s in pieces and it will be awhile before we can confirm.

[OCC]

Who gets the million dollars?

[yldstrk]

yeah yeah whatever

[Grut]

Wot, they don't have any unimportant leaders? I support the war but, sorry, these announcements bring back memories of the Five O'clock Follies.

[Yaelle]

Good riddance.

[Bulldawg Fan]

Well done! Another muslim facist burning in hell.

[Bulldawg Fan]

The young GI handling the drone or the person guiding it at the television screen? I vote to split the pot.

[RJS1950]

In addition you have the in country, on the ground intelligence gatherers whose job it is to find and track high value targets so that the drone operators can shove some fire up the bad guys asses.

[MDspinboyredux]

The daily viet-nam body count reports?

[FlingWingFlyer]

If nothing else, I’ll bet it’s getting tough for these Al Qaeda “leaders” to pick up chicks.

[aces]

Rot in Hell, pigmeat, Maybe thats what has the paks all packed up about..

[AnotherUnixGeek]

That’s nice but still waiting for bin Laden and al-Zawahiri.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Berlin_Freeper.

[Doogle]

next

[jimpick]

I think a ham sandwich is in order. Just my way of celebrating.

[Col Frank Slade]

Rot in Hell scumbag.

[bannie]

Rest
In
Pigmeat

I like the "fit" of that!