Roggio: Identities Of Killed Jihadis In Waziristan Coming - Hoping For Zawahiri
Over at his Long War Journal, Bill Roggio has more information on that early-morning UAV strike that killed thirteen jihadis in Waziristan.
It is bellieved that an Egyptian Al Qaeda leader was killed in that strike.
Some are thinking Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s #2 Piglet may have been amongst the hogs hunkered down in that rented house…
From The Long War Journal:
While the identities of those killed in the latest strike in South Waziristan are still being sorted out, the nationality of some of those killed is known. Anywhere from eight to 13 al Qaeda and Taliban were reported killed in the strike. Dawn reported four Arabs, two Turkmen, and two Pakistanis from Punjab province were killed. Local Taliban cordoned the area and immediately buried the bodies, which were said to have been badly burned and mutilated.
The presence of Arab al Qaeda operatives in Azam Warzak has led to speculation that a senior al Qaeda figure may have been killed. “An al Qaeda fugitive from Egypt” was reported to have been among those killed, The Nation reported. This has raised the hopes that Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian-borne second in command of al Qaeda was among present during the strike.
But several senior Egyptian members of al Qaeda are known to operate in Pakistan’s tribal areas. These include Abu Khabab al Masri, Abu Ubaidah al Masri, Abdul Rahman al Masri al Maghribi, and Sheikh Essa. Abu Khabab, Abu Ubaidah, and Maghribi were believed to have been killed in the January 2006 Damadola airstrike but the reports were false.
We live in hope…
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