Haitham al-Yemeni
Haitham al-Yemeni | |
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Died | May 2005 North Waziristan |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Occupation(s) | terrorist, explosive expert |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Service/ | Al-Qaeda central (?-2005) |
Years of service | ?-2005 |
Rank | AQ officer and Explosives expert War in North-West Pakistan |
Haitham al-Yemeni (Arabic: هيثم اليمني) (?? – May 2005) was an al Qaeda explosives expert from Yemen. He was killed in North Waziristan, northwest Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border, in early May 2005 in a drone attack by an unmanned CIA-operated RQ-1 Predator aircraft.[1] The CIA never released a statement about his death, such a report may be sensitive due to the killing having taken place in Pakistani territory. The killing was ordered by the CIA due to fears that he was about to go into hiding.
Note: Various news sources spell his first name as "Haitham" or "Haithem".
References
- ^ Dana Priest (2005-05-15). "Surveillance Operation in Pakistan Located and Killed Al Qaeda Official". Washington Post. p. A25. Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
The sources said the Predator drone, operated from a secret base hundreds of miles from the target, located and fired on al-Yemeni late Saturday night in Toorikhel, Pakistan, a suburb of Mirali in the province of North Waziristan.
External links
- CNN Article
- NBC confirms story
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