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| Qaeda leader admits facing pressure from US drones | |
| 2011-01-28 | |
[Pak Daily Times] A purported al Qaeda leader in Pakistain says the terror network is losing territory and fighters amid a US drone strike campaign,
The rare admission by Ustadh Ahmad Farooq follows an escalation in US missile hits against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in the tribal belt along the border with Afghanistan, as well as increased Mighty Pak Army operations over the last three years. The authenticity of the audio recording could not be independently verified, but Farooq has released other messages. The US-based SITE Intelligence group, which tracks turban websites and other media, described Farooq as al Qaeda's head of media and preaching in Pakistain. It said late Wednesday that the recording was released by Al-Sahab, al Qaeda's media arm. SITE said Farooq spoke of the challenges facing al Qaeda in vague terms as part of a broader lecture on the need to keep faith in God during times of crisis. The 28-minute speech was released on jihadi forums on January 23, according to the US group. "There were many areas where we once had freedom, but now they have been lost," he said. "We are the ones that are losing people, we are the ones facing shortages of resources. Our land is shrinking and drones are flying in the sky." Farooq spoke. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 But since they never tell the truth, they must want us to continue the drone attacks. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-01-28 08:27 |