Posted on 09/09/2008 12:07:36 PM PDT by sidewinder009
CNN) -- The newly appointed al Qaeda chief in Pakistan, Abu Haris has died of his wounds following a missile attack in northwestern Pakistan, according to a guard who was also wounded in the attack.
The guard told CNN the missiles hit the compound of a key Taliban commander. Asked about the report, the White House had no comment.
The guard said the death toll from the attack has climbed to 25 and at least 20 were injured.
Among the others who died of their wounds, the guard said, were al Qaeda members Abdullah, a Saudi; Abu Hamza, another Saudi and Zain Ul Abu Qasim, an Egyptian.
The strike apparently targeted Jalaluddin Haqqani, a key Taliban commander who has played a major role in the fight against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, sources told CNN on Monday.
Missiles struck Haqqani's residence and madrasa, or religious school, killing two of his three wives and one of his sisters, said his son, Mulawi Jalaluddin Haqqani Badradin.
Haqqani was in Afghanistan when the missiles hit and was not hurt, his son said.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Army, Major Murad Khan, confirmed an explosion on Monday morning in North Waziristan, a region near the Afghan border that is rife with Islamic extremists, but he and other spokesmen for the armed forces had no other details.
Four missiles were fired on a madrasa, or religious school, near the city of Miran Shah, sources said, killing three and wounding 12.
It was unclear where the missiles were fired from but CNN's Nic Robertson reported local witnesses saying they saw two predator aircraft fire missiles at Haqqani's compound.
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Ping for when you get off work.
Geez. Just one piece of bad news after another for the DemocRATS. I hope they’ve been put on suicide watch.
Sweeeeet. Go Predators!
No.4 report to headquarters for promotion!
I thought we only bombed wedding parties?
Ani’t no safety
In yo’ bed,
When da’ Predator,
Is over-head!
AQ Term Limits
sad
condolences
I’m done...but I have to go get takeout.
When a combantant hides among civilians, their deaths are on his head.
So they went after a local “commander,” he wasn’t there, but they got a bigger fish instead. Outstanding.
And considering the guy’s name was Abu Haris, I’m sure that Keith Olbermann will say that he’s Katherine Harris’ long-lost cousin or something.
}:-)4
” newly appointed al Qaeda chief”
Worst job in the world.
The guard said three other al Qaeda members died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Monday’s attack — Abdullah, a Saudi; Abu Hamza, another Saudi and Zain Ul Abu Qasim, an Egyptian.
The strike apparently targeted Jalaluddin Haqqani, a key Taliban commander who has played a major role in the fight against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, sources told CNN on Monday.
Missiles struck Haqqani’s residence and madrasa, or religious
[snicker]
Seems to be some pretty high turnover in that job lately.
More good news for the good guys! Next on the platter, Osama (both of them)
Their life insurance premiums have got to be killer.
Islam is incompatible with anything progressive.Like a virus it only spreads and kills
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