Reply #3: Al-Qaeda chief dies in missile air strike [View All]

[ohio2007]

The death of a senior militant in a controversial hit has led to claims of the terror group's defeat

An al-Qaeda trainer and explosives specialist involved in a range of European terrorist networks has been killed in Pakistan, the latest senior militant to die in a spate of controversial American missile strikes.

The death two weeks ago of Abu Suleiman al-Jazairi, a highly experienced Algerian militant, has been confirmed only in the last few days, intelligence sources in Pakistan and Western Europe told The Observer. Al-Jazairi, thought to have been 45, died along with at least 15 others when the house in which he was staying in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district was hit by a missile fired from a Predator, an American pilotless drone.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/01/alqaida.pakistan?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

The spring offensive whimpers on without key figures in spite of the media being allowed in to cover impromptu protests of the Pakistani village bombing event.

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