AP source: Al-Qaida operative killed by US missile
AP - 1 hour 0 minutes agoA 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 kills al-Qaida planner
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 hours 13 minutes agoWASHINGTON -- A missile fired this week by a CIA drone over Pakistan's tribal regions killed a top operations planner for al-Qaida, U.S. counterterrorism officials said yesterday.
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Senior Al Qaeda leader Al-Libi killed In US drone strike
New York Post - Fri Dec 11, 7:07 pm ETNewsCore: Senior Al Qaeda Leader Al-Libi Killed In US Drone Strike - WSJ By Siobhan Gorman, Jay Solomon and Zahid Hussain A Central Intelligence Agency drone is believed to have killed a top strategist and spokesman for al Qaeda, Abu Yahya al-Libi, i...
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Top Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:12 am ETA top Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone missile strike in northwest Pakistan, NBC News reported late Thursday, citing unnamed US officials.
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Al-Qaida operative killed by US missile
El Paso Times - 21 minutes agoWASHINGTON -- A senior al-Qaida operations planner was killed in an American missile strike this week in western Pakistan, a U.
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Raids on Al-Qaeda, Taliban to Increase With Afghan Troop Surge
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 12:01 am ETDec. 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.
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AP source: Drone attack kills al-Qaida member
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 11:38 pm ETA U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan.
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Report: Senior al-Qaida planner killed in missile strike
The Record and Herald News - Fri Dec 11, 5:31 pm ETWASHINGTON — A U.S. government official says senior al-Qaida operations planner Saleh al-Somali was killed in an American missile strike Tuesday in western Pakistan.
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5 U.S. men had months of contact with Taliban, officials say
Washington Post - 2 hours 39 minutes agoThe five men from Northern Virginia under arrest in Pakistan had exchanged e-mails written in code for months with a recruiter for the Pakistani Taliban and had a map indicating they were bound for the tribal area where al-Qaeda is thought to be based, Pakistani police officials said Friday.
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U.S. agencies investigating interpreters suspected of helping Al Qaida at Gitmo
World Tribune - 1 hour 45 minutes agoLaw enforcement sources said up to 10 Arabic and Pashtu linguists employed by the U.S. military were being investigated on suspicion that they helped Al Qaida inmates conceal information during interrogations at Guantanamo.
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Al-Qaeda group warns of more attacks in Iraq
USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 7:20 pm ETAl-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people.
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Slain al-Qaida Operative Identified By Gov't
WJXT Jacksonville - Fri Dec 11, 6:22 pm ETWASHINGTON -- 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.
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Reports: Top al-Qaeda leader killed by US in Pakistan - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 11, 10:01 pm ETWashington - At least one top al-Qaeda plotter is presumed to be dead from an apparent drone attack in Waziristan in western Pakistan, according to US news reports that quoted US officials. Saleh al-Somali, said to have plotted attacks for the intern...
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FBI questions US nationals held over Al-Qaeda links
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 4:55 pm ETThe 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.
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Top al-Qaeda leader killed in Pak: report
INDOlink - Fri Dec 11, 9:33 pm ETWashington, Dec 11 (PTI) A high ranking al-Qaeda commander, one of the top five terrorists on the US wanted list, was reportedly killed in an American drone attack in northwest Pakistan, a US official said today.
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Operative Killed in Pakistan Identified as Top Al Qaeda Planner
FOX 61 Chattanooga - Fri Dec 11, 9:30 pm ETThe senior terrorist operative killed in a drone strike Thursday in Pakistan was a top Al Qaeda planner involved in plotting attacks around the world, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told Fox News.
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Pakistan police: Five Americans have al-Qaeda link
USA Today - Thu Dec 10, 2:33 pm ETFive 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.
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Pakistani police say 5 Americans have al-Qaida tie
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:17 pm ETFive 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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Whatever You Do, Don't Take the Al-Qaeda No. 3 Gig [Deadliest Jobs]
Gawker - Fri Dec 11, 4:59 pm ETYou will get killed, over and over again. Abu Yahya al-Libi, reportedly killed in a drone attack, is by our count the ninth No. 3 Al-Qaeda operative to be killed or captured. Abu Faraj al-Libbi,...
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Al-Qaida claims this week's deadly Baghdad blasts
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 12:02 pm ETAl-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government.
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Senate Candidate: al-Qaida 'Ragtag Pirates,' 9/11 a 'Stunt'
Chicagoist - Fri Dec 11, 4:49 pm ETPhoto via Robert Marshall, who is running for U.S. Senate as a "conservative Democrat," told suburban paper Daily Herald's editorial board today that he thinks the government is making a bigger deal out of al-Qaida than it actually is and that their threat and influence is "grossly exaggerated." Marshall says that al-Qaida is nothing more than a "small ragtag band of pirates" that can be ...
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