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2017-03-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Senior al Qaeda leader killed by CIA drone strike

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Posted by Steve White 2017-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Judging by the photos, it was more ballistic than explosive.

Posted by Pappy 2017-03-02 09:03|| 2017-03-02 09:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Kinetic

Posted by Frank G 2017-03-02 12:06|| 2017-03-02 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 That was the word; couldn't come up with it at that hour of the morning.

Posted by Pappy 2017-03-02 13:04|| 2017-03-02 13:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Background from The Times of Israel:

Al-Masri, a veteran Egyptian militant, was the deputy of al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahri, and the organization’s senior figure in Syria. He coordinated al-Qaeda’s work with other militant groups and played a direct role in developing external plots, according to a US counterterrorism official, who was not authorized to discuss the issue and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Al-Zawahri is believed to be based in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, but many of the group’s senior figures are believed to have moved to Syria, taking advantage of the country’s civil war to establish a presence — though many of them have subsequently been killed in US drone strikes the past year.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-03-02 18:47|| 2017-03-02 18:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Well after looking at the photos the car was hit by either a Hellfire Missile that didn't go Boom or they actually did drop an anvil on him...heavens to Roadrunner cartoon...

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-03-02 20:35|| 2017-03-02 20:35|| Front Page Top

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