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Official: Senior Al Qaeda Commander Killed in Pakistan | |
2008-08-12 | |
Senior Al Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces in a Pakistani region near the Afghan border, a security official told Reuters on Tuesday. "He was believed to be among the top leadership of Al Qaeda," the senior security official told the news agency on condition of anonymity. Al-Masri, which means Egyptian, was the senior most Al Qaeda operative to have been killed in Pakistan's tribal belt since the death of his compatriot, Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Al Qaeda chemical and biological weapons expert, last month. Pakistani television identified the man as Mustafa Abu al-Yazid and said he was also known as Abu Saeed al-Masri. Al-Masri was reportedly the commander of Al Qaeda's Afghanistan operations, and was described by the September 11 Commission as the network's "chief financial manager." He served time in jail with Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981, Reuters reported. Since the deaths of other senior Al Qaeda figures beginning in 2001, al-Masri has moved up the chain to become Al Qaeda's third most senior figure.
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Posted by:Anguth Clineque8300 |
#7 "There is an Indian joke Al Qaeda # 3.141592653589793238462643...." That's not an Indian joke. This is an Indian joke: Al Qaeda # 3.141592653935160282..." |
Posted by: KBK 2008-08-12 19:40 |
#6 leave it to the Indians to show off their knowledge of pi just for a joke :-) |
Posted by: sludge 2008-08-12 16:35 |
#5 "There is an Indian joke Al Qaeda # 3.141592653589793238462643...." **snort** Your owe me a keyboard, john frum. ;-p |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-12 15:55 |
#4 There is an Indian joke Al Qaeda # 3.141592653589793238462643.... |
Posted by: john frum 2008-08-12 14:48 |
#3 Another "Number Three". They oughta retire that number. |
Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-12 11:37 |
#2 ANOTHER al masri? look, I know it means "the eqyptian" and I know lots of guys come from egypt, but names are useless if they dont help distinguish people. "Law firm of Cohen, Cohen, Cohen and Cohen" "may I speak to Mr Cohen?" "hes out to lunch" Well, then, may I speak to Mr Cohen?" "he left the firm" Well then, may I speak to Mr Cohen?" "Im sorry he passed away last month" well then, may I speak to Mr Cohen? "Speaking" |
Posted by: superstitiousGalitizianer 2008-08-12 10:18 |
#1 48 hour rule in effect on this? |
Posted by: AlanC 2008-08-12 10:12 |