Somalia: Al Qaeda jihadist who planned 1998 embassy bombings killed

Posted by Robert on January 10, 2007 9:14 AM

[1] As intended. "Somalia: Al Qaeda militant killed," from [2] AP, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A senior al Qaeda suspect wanted for bombing U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed, a Somali official said Wednesday as witnesses said U.S forces launched a third day of airstrikes.

Also, they're asking for American troops:

Also Wednesday, Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister said American troops were needed on the ground to root extremists from his troubled country, and he expected the troops soon.

The death of al Qaeda suspect Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was detailed in an American intelligence report passed on to the Somali authorities. Mohammed, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists who has evaded capture for eight years, was allegedly harbored by a Somali Islamic movement that had challenged this country's Ethiopian-backed government for power.

"I have received a report from the American side chronicling the targets and list of damage," Abdirizak Hassan, the Somali president's chief of staff, said. "One of the items they were claiming was that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is dead."


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/01/somalia-al-qaeda-jihadist-who-planned-1998-embassy-bombings-killed.html

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[2] http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/10/somalia.strike.ap/index.html