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US strikes kills al Qaeda operatives in North & South Waziristan
The US has struck again inside Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. The latest airstrike targeted a key al Qaeda facilitator who served as a bridge between the Taliban and al Qaeda. The US is also stating that al Qaeda operative Khalid Habib was killed in last week's strike in South Waziristan.  ...
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Bill Roggio: US strikes kill al Qaeda operatives in North South Waziristan
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Friday, 31 October 2008 Abu Kasha served as a key link between al Qaeda's Shura Majlis and the Taliban, as well as involved in al Qaeda's external operations. Khalid Habib is also reported to have been killed in an Oct. 16 airstrike. read ...

Al Qaeda's #4 Terrorist Dies Of Heartbreak Over Not Knowing Outcome of US Elections and Hellfire Missiles, But Mostly Hellfire Missiles
A Blog For All — ... associate close to both Osama bin Laden and Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. The US has been rolling up the networks in Pakistan and Iraq for the past several years, and a more aggressive stance on taking airstrikes to Taliban infested areas along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan has been bearing fruit, and the rewards of conducting these strikes now outweighs the risks of carrying them out and undermining the Pakistani government. The US continues attacking targets inside Warizistan, including another strike today that may have taken out another major player in al Qaeda. The ...

US Strikes Al Queda inside Pakistan (Again)
Flopping Aces — ... latest airstrike targeted a key al Qaeda facilitator who served as a bridge between the Taliban and al Qaeda. The US is also stating that al Qaeda operative Khalid Habib was killed in last week’s strike in South Waziristan. Today’s strike in the town of Mir Ali killed an estimated 15 to 20 people, according to reports. Pakistani intelligence sources claim al Qaeda operative Abu Kasha was killed in the attack. The reports have not been confirmed. link ...

U.S. Strikes Inside Pakistan Will Continue
Weekly Standard Blog — ... in a strike in South Waziristan in July. Khalid Habib, the leader of al Qaeda's paramilitary forces in the tribal areas, was killed in North Waziristan in October. Abu Jihad al Masri, the leader of the Egyptian Islamic Group and member of al Qaeda's top council, was also ...

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