Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi
Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi | |
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Died | (2002-11-03)November 3, 2002 Sana'a, Yemen |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Occupation | Terrorist |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Service/ | Islamic Jihad in Yemen (?-2002) |
Years of service | ?-2002 |
Rank | Leader and planner in Yemen |
Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, also known as Abu Ali al-Harithi (Arabic: أبو علي الحارثي) (died November 3, 2002) was an al-Qaeda operative and a citizen of Yemen who is suspected of having been involved in the October 2000 USS Cole bombing,[1] and the October Limburg attack.[2]
He was killed by the CIA during a covert targeted killing mission in Yemen on November 3, 2002. The CIA used a Predator drone to shoot the Hellfire missile that killed al-Harithi and five other al-Qaeda operatives as they rode in a vehicle 100 miles (160 km) east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.[3] It was the first known drone strike outside of Afghanistan.[4]
Al-Harithi was traveling with Kamal Derwish (Ahmed Hijazi), a US citizen, and Derwish's killing was the first known case of the U.S. government killing a U.S. citizen during the "War on Terror".[5]
The George W. Bush administration, citing the authority of a presidential finding that permitted worldwide covert actions against Osama bin Laden's network, considered al-Harethi and his traveling party a justifiable military target.[1][5] Nonetheless, the targeted killing of al-Harethi was the subject of debate on its legality.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pincus, Walter (November 6, 2002). "US missiles kill al Qaeda suspects". Washington Post. The Age. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Herbert-Burns, Rupert; Bateman, Sam; Lehr, Peter, eds. (September 2008). Lloyd's MIU handbook of maritime security. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 60. ISBN 9781420054804. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "U.S. kills al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen". USA TODAY. Associated Press. November 5, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Naylor, Sean. (September 2015). Relentless strike : the secret history of Joint Special Operations Command (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-250-01454-2. OCLC 908554550.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Priest, Dana (November 8, 2002). "U.S. Citizen Among Those Killed In Yemen Predator Missile Strike". Washington Post. The Tech. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Whitaker, Brian; Burkeman, Oliver (November 5, 2002). "Killing probes the frontiers of robotics and legality". The Guardian. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
External links
- Steve Scher on Weekday February 23, 2007 KUOW-FM interviews James Bamford on the National Security Agency (Note: minutes 21–24 of 54 minute audio)
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