Abdullah Said al Libi
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| Abdullah Said al-Libi | |
|---|---|
| Died | December 17, 2009 Pakistan |
| Nationality | Libya |
| Other names | Abdallah Sa'id |
Abdullah Said al-Libi is described as being an al Qaeda operational leader in Pakistan.[1][2] According to Bill Roggio a missile fired from an unmanned predator drone killed Said al-Libi on 17 December 2009 in North Wazaristan.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ Matt Apuzzo (2010-02-12). "Evolving US strategy widens assault on terrorists". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. "Senior al-Qaida operatives Saleh al-Somali and Abdallah Sa'id were killed in airstrikes in December."
- ^ David Ignatius (2010-02-17). "What the partisan squabbles miss on Obama's terror response". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. "These raids have ravaged the top tier of al-Qaeda's lieutenants. The victims include Saleh al-Somali, the chief of external operations, who was killed Dec. 8; Abdullah Said al-Libi, the chief of operations in Pakistan, who was killed Dec. 17; and Tahir Yuldashev, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who was killed in August."
- ^ Roggio, Bill, "US Predators kill 13 'militants' in North Waziristan strike", The Long War Journal, 6 May 2011.
