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| High-Ranking Al-Qaida Member Killed, Maybe.. |
| 2003-10-15 |
| One of the men killed in Pakistan’s largest-ever offensive against al-Qaida appears to have been a high-ranking member of the terror network, a Pakistani official said Wednesday. Eight al-Qaida suspects were killed and 18 were captured in the Oct. 2 shootout with army troops in South Waziristan, a tribal region along the border with Afghanistan. Two Pakistani soldiers also died. "There is a probability which I cannot confirm that a man among those killed was one who has a reward on his head," Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said at a news conference in Islamabad. "He was among the top 10 or 15 people in al-Qaida." Oh, come on, don’t tease us! Ahmed declined to provide further details. Dammit, now I’m going to have to keep looking through all those islamic news sites for hints on who’s missing. Then I have to shower and delouse my computer. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 It may be Ahmed Khadr, the Canadian whose 16 year old son killed a US medic in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-10-15 6:46:01 PM |
| #3 Dig faster, Steve! I'll express mail you some Rid™ for the lice... |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-10-15 3:33:49 PM |
| #2 Another hint: A TOP al-Qaeda leader is believed to have died in a recent operation launched by the Pakistani army in the northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said today. "An important member of al-Qaeda was believed to be among those killed in the Angoor Adda operation," the minister told AFP. "He had a bounty on his head which was very large." |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-10-15 1:23:27 PM |
| #1 *waits for verification* |
| Posted by: Atrus 2003-10-15 1:15:15 PM |