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AP source: Al-Qaida operative killed by US missile

AP - 14 minutes ago

A senior al-Qaida operations planner was killed in an American missile strike this week in western Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Friday.

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Drone strike believed to kill senior al Qaeda plotter
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 26 minutes ago
A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan is believed to have killed a senior al Qaeda leader responsible for plotting attacks beyond the Afghan-Pakistan region, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said on Friday.
Pakistan must help US more to beat Al-Qaeda: Obama
AFP via Yahoo! News - 30 minutes ago
Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out Al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview.
U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner likely killed
CNN - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
A U.S. counterterrorism official says there are "strong indications" a senior al Qaeda operation planner, Saleh al-Somali, was killed in a missile strike earlier this week.
US says senior Al-Qaeda figure killed in drone strike
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 59 minutes ago
A senior Al-Qaeda leader has been killed in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan, a US official told AFP on Friday.
Senior Al-Qaeda figure killed in drone strike: US
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:14 pm ET
A senior Al-Qaeda figure has been killed in a US drone strike in northwest Pakistan, a US official told AFP.
AP: Drone attack kills top al-Qaeda member
USA Today - Fri Dec 11, 9:40 am ET
A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaeda operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan.
Top Al-Qaeda Plotter Presumed Dead, Official Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - 44 minutes ago
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Saleh al-Somali , who plotted attacks for al-Qaeda, is presumed to be dead, a U.S. counterterrorism official said. The official, who requested anonymity, said al-Somali died earlier this week in the mountainous border region of Western Pakistan.
Drone Attack Said To Kill Top Al-Qaida Operative
NPR - 1 hour 37 minutes ago
The al-Qaida operative killed in a Predator drone attack in western Pakistan this week may have been one of the group's top operations officers. Two sources familiar with the case tell NPR that they believe Saleh al-Somali was hit in the attack by the remotely piloted aircraft. Officials are awaiting DNA proof.
Top Al-Qaeda Plotter, Al-Somali, Presumed Dead, Official Says
Bloomberg - 1 hour 44 minutes ago
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Saleh al-Somali, who plotted attacks for al-Qaeda, is presumed to be dead, a U.S. counterterrorism official said. The official, who requested anonymity, said al-Somali died earlier this week. The official declined to say how he died.
Top Al Qaeda Operative Killed in Pakistan Identified
Fox News - 2 hours 4 minutes ago
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official has confirmed the identity of a top Al Qaeda operative killed in Pakistan on Friday.
Al-Qaida leader killed by drone ID'd
MSNBC - 2 hours 7 minutes ago
The al-Qaida extremist killed Tuesday by a U.S. drone strike in northern Pakistan was the group's director of external operations, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told NBC News on Friday.
Al-Qaeda’s No. 3 Leader Killed in Drone Attack, CBS Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours 27 minutes ago
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Al-Qaeda’s third-highest-ranking leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed by a missile fired by a unmanned drone in the mountainous border region of western Pakistan, CBS News reported, citing an unidentified U.S. government official.
Top Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:12 am ET
A top Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone missile strike in northwest Pakistan, NBC News reported late Thursday, citing unnamed US officials.
Raids on Al-Qaeda, Taliban to Increase With Afghan Troop Surge
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 12:01 am ET
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Commando raids against Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters will accelerate as the U.S. adds more forces in Afghanistan, top military commanders said.
AP source: Drone attack kills al-Qaida member
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 11:38 pm ET
A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan.
Al-Qaeda group warns of more attacks in Iraq
USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 7:20 pm ET
Al-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people.
Slain al-Qaida Operative Identified By Gov't
WJXT Jacksonville - 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. government official said senior al-Qaida operations planner Saleh al-Somali was killed in an American missile strike Tuesday in western Pakistan.
FBI questions US nationals held over Al-Qaeda links
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 4:55 pm ET
The FBI and other US security officials on Thursday questioned several Americans held in Pakistan for alleged links to Al-Qaeda as they probe the reasons for their travel, senior US officials said.
Pakistan police: Five Americans have al-Qaeda link
USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 2:33 pm ET
Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaeda linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.
Pakistani police say 5 Americans have al-Qaida tie
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:17 pm ET
Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.

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