Abu Zubair al-Masri explained

Abu Zubair al-Masri was a top Al-Qaeda operative originally from Egypt. He was an explosives expert. He was killed in a drone attack on November 22, 2008 in village of Ali Khel in North Waziristan.[1] He was holding an operational meeting with 4 others including Rashid Rauf who also were killed.[2] The information about the location of al-Masri was provided to the Americans by Pakistani authorities [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/world/asia/23rauf.html Airstrike Kills Qaeda-Linked Militant in Pakistan
  2. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5225966.ece Top al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Zubair al-Masri ‘was missile target in Bush campaign for favourable legacy’
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-us-plotted-to-get-uks-most-wanted-terrorist-1032202.html How US plotted to get UK's most wanted terrorist

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