Posted on 03/07/2003 7:14:36 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 03/07/2003 7:50:46 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Two sons of Osama bin Laden were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said. "They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation. Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation. "They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.
"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other Al Qaida men were killed in the operation.
Zehri refused to identify which forces were involved in the operation.
"They were allied forces," he said refusing to identify the nationalities of the forces involved in the operation. Rabat is at the extreme tip of southwestern Afghanistan where the Afghan, Pakistan and Iran borders meet.
Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two sons of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) were arrested in southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) in a joint operation involving Pakistani and U.S. forces, Pakistan's provincial home minister Sanaullah Zehri said.
"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. He did not identify the sons, but said that seven other al-Qaida men were killed in the operation.
Arrested were Saad and Hamza bin Laden, two of what are believed to be 14 to 18 sons of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Saad is believed closely tied to the operations of al-Qaida.
In Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed reports saying bin Laden's sons were captured. They said they had no information that would suggest any of the sons had been detained.
Zehri refused to say which military units were involved.
"They were allied forces," he said, operating near Rabat in the extreme southwestern tip of Afghanistan where it borders Pakistan and Iran.
Some sources claim Bin Laden has at least 23 children by several wives. Saad is one the oldest, in his early 20s and has emerged as an al-Qaida leader and one of America's top two dozen targets in the network. Mohammed and Ahmed bin Laden also support their father's efforts, U.S. officials say.
My thought exactly.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least nine suspected al Qaeda members have been killed in an operation by U.S. and Afghan troops in the far west of Afghanistan (news - web sites) on the Pakistani border, a Pakistani provincial official said on Friday.
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Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, home minister of the western province of Baluchistan, told Reuters U.S. and Afghan troops took part in the operation against supporters of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) in the Ribat area, where the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran meet, on Thursday.
"The people killed belonged to al Qaeda," he said. "Pakistani forces did not take part in the operation...it is an Afghan area."
It is for THEM!
What you said!
He's wearing himself out opposing President Bush imo.
1. The torch has been passed to Usama's son and Usama is dead.
2. The last two audios, the week of Feb 3rd and almost back to back were the FORMAL announcement of Usama's death and a precedent to a change of command.
3. The "chatter" we heard right after the tapes established the new chain of command and resulted in the present captures.
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