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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:03 PM Jul 2013

Confirmed: US drone strike killed key al-Qa'ida leader Saeed al-Shihri in Yemen

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner was hit last year but Yemen branch has just announced death

The Yemen-based branch of al-Qa'ida confirmed today that the group's No. 2 figure, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, was killed in a US drone strike. The announcement, posted on militant websites, gave no date for the death of Saudi-born Saeed al-Shihri.

The confirmation was significant, however, because al-Shihri had twice before been reported dead but the terror group later denied those reports.

His killing is considered a major blow to the Yemen-based al-Qa'ida branch, known as al-Qa'ida in The Arabian Peninsula. Yemeni security officials said al-Shihri died of serious injuries sustained when a drone strike targeted him in November last year.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/confirmed-us-drone-strike-killed-key-alqaida-leader-saeed-alshihri-in-yemen-8713944.html

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Confirmed: US drone strike killed key al-Qa'ida leader Saeed al-Shihri in Yemen (Original Post) arely staircase Jul 2013 OP

I blame Obama. n/t Scurrilous Jul 2013 #1

+1 nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #2

We killed a #2 again! NightWatcher Jul 2013 #3

pretty dangerous job arely staircase Jul 2013 #6

It's the same as wearing a red shirt on Star Trek NightWatcher Jul 2013 #8

Whew, I feel so much safer today quinnox Jul 2013 #4

Good work, boys. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #5

which #2 was it this time? datasuspect Jul 2013 #7

the most recent. pretty high turnover in that job it would seem. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #9

Surely no one would look for revenge for this guy? kentuck Jul 2013 #10

probably not for long arely staircase Jul 2013 #11

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

1. I blame Obama. n/t

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 03:59 PM

Jul 2013

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

2. +1 nt

Reply to Scurrilous (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 05:11 PM

Jul 2013

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. We killed a #2 again!

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 05:14 PM

Jul 2013

Slow news day?

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

6. pretty dangerous job

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 05:17 PM

Jul 2013

used to be number three was the short-life span duty, then when number one got it in the eyeball and two took his place, the number three job became the position that attracts drones like tornados to a trailer park.