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2011-08-27 India-Pakistan

Al Qaeda's No. 2 , Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, Killed in Pakistan

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Posted by Frank G 2011-08-27 13:51|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Frank, the original link kept kicking me to Fox's home page. Substituted the AP link. FYI.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 14:33|| 2011-08-27 14:33|| Front Page Top

#2 From the original link...

Al-Rahman was a Libyan national who was considered Al Qaeda's operational leader before rising to the No. 2 spot following Usama bin Laden's death in May.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says al-Rahman was killed Aug. 22 in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan. That's the same day a US drone strike in Waziristan.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 14:36|| 2011-08-27 14:36|| Front Page Top

#3 "Atiyah's death is a tremendous loss for al Qaeda, because (Ayman al-Zawahri) was relying heavily on him to help guide and run the organization, especially since Bin Laden's death," the official said. Zawahri replaced bin Laden as the leader of al Qaeda after bin Laden was killed, also in Pakistan.

"The trove of materials from Bin Laden's compound showed clearly that Atiyah was deeply involved in directing al Qaeda's operations even before the raid. He had multiple responsibilities in the organization and will be very difficult to replace," the U.S. official said.

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 14:45|| 2011-08-27 14:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Thx. There was no article up yet, just a breaking headline and a news break on Fox New TV

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-27 14:50|| 2011-08-27 14:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Mullah Omar must be keeping his payments current.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-08-27 16:04|| 2011-08-27 16:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Who will be the new number 2?

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-27 18:26|| 2011-08-27 18:26|| Front Page Top

#7 I am not a number! I am a free man!

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-08-27 18:58|| 2011-08-27 18:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Our dead mook...

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-27 19:22|| 2011-08-27 19:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Mullah Omar must be keeping his payments current.

He's local; the big guys getting zapped are outsiders; there may be some 'tips' involved.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-08-27 21:38|| 2011-08-27 21:38|| Front Page Top

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