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Key al Qaeda operative killed in US strike in North Waziristan
By Bill Roggio
Sadam Hussein Al Hussami, who is also known as Ghazwan al Yemeni, was a top operative in al Qaeda's external operations network. He aided in the suicide attack on Combat Outpost Chapman, which killed seven CIA officials and a Jordanian intelligence officer.
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By Bill Roggio Unconfirmed reports indicate that Hafiz Gul Bahadar may have been among those killed in yesterday's Predator strike in North Waziristan. Bahadar was the target of the strike, US intelligence officials told The Long War Journal. US airstrike kills 15 in North Waziristan
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By Bill Roggio More than 120 Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin fighters turned themselves in to the government after a major clash with local Taliban in Baghlan province. US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 5 Haqqani Network fighters
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By Bill Roggio The Taliban commander was reported killed by Pakistan's Interior Minister in a strike in Mohmand last week.
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By Bill Roggio The attack leveled a headquarters of the Federal Investigation Agency, a law enforcement agency that has targeted the Taliban and al Qaeda. American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan: Report
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The reports of the arrest of al Qaeda's American-born propagandist in Karachi appear to be a case of mistaken identity.
The Taliban commander was reported killed by Pakistan's Interior Minister in a strike in Mohmand last week.