Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi Explained
| Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi |
| Death Place: | Damadola, Bajaur District, Pakistan |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Allegiance: | Al-Qaeda | | Branch: | Al-Qaeda central (?–2008) | | Rank: | Al-Qada officer and Weapons instructor | | Battles: | War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
War in North-West Pakistan |
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Abu Sulayman Jazairi (died 14 May 2008) was a senior leader of al Qaeda. He is originally from Algeria and was killed in Pakistan.
Operations
Jazairi was known as a weapons expert and was trained with planning attacks on Western targets.[1] He was involved in training al Qaeda terrorists.[2]
Death
Jazairi and several other men, were killed by a drone attack launched from a Predator UAV, in Damadola, Bajaur District, on 14 May 2008.[3]
Notes and References
- http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/05/senior_algerian_al_q.php Senior Algerian al Qaeda operative killed in May 14 strike inside Pakistan – The Long War Journal
- News: U.S. believes strike in Pakistan killed key terrorist. Los Angeles Times. Josh . Meyer . Sebastian . Rotella . 24 May 2008 .
- News: Drone strikes killed high-value targets, US tells Pakistan . . 2009-02-09 . 2009-02-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212134817/http://dawn.com/2009/02/09/top4.htm . 12 February 2009.
