The following are the continuation of part one, takedowns number three through seven are described below.
Number three is Badr Mansoor who, in the article, is apparently described as “the most senior Pakistani in al Qaeda.” I have no idea what that means but he was a main target for the United States. He was apparently a coordinator for the Taliban but was killed on February 9,2012 by a missile strike.
The fourth man in the list is Badruddin Haqqani who was a commander in the Taliban Network and son of the founder. It’s almost sad that he was the son of the founder because it automatically made him a target. Of course, his own involvement probably made him a target on his own. Haqqani was responsible for a lot of attacks on the U.S. Embassy including other assaults in Afghanistan. He is also deceased as of August 2012.
Next up is Abu Usman Adil who was emir, or military commander or local chief, of IMU which is an ally of both al Qaeda and the Taliban. This alliance is probably the reason that this guy was a very important terrorist target. The organization has also admitted to being responsible for many suicide attacks in Afghanistan. He was killed in April.
The number six takedown was Sakhr al-Taifi. Al-Taifi was the second highest al Qaeda leader. I’m not sure if him and Abu Yahya al-Lib (number one) had the same job or not but it kind of makes me curious about the infatuation with the second highest leaders, why not go for the first? Al-Taifi was in charge of the rebels and commanded attacks against forces. He also carried out orders of the senior al Qaeda leaders. That all stopped though on May 27, 2012 when he was killed during a security operation in Afghanistan.
The seventh takedown was of Zulkifli bin Hir. Don’t ask me how to pronounce that name because I won’t be of any help. Bin Hir was a member of Jemaah Islamiyah which was a terror group associated with al Qaeda. He also allegedly trained members of the group Abu Sayyaf in bomb-making. He was a very “skilled” individual. The FBI offered a five million dollar reward for his capture, which again is around 582,591,256 dinar. Unfortunately the grim reaper caught up with him as well on February 2, 2012. (394)
Number three is Badr Mansoor who, in the article, is apparently described as “the most senior Pakistani in al Qaeda.” I have no idea what that means but he was a main target for the United States. He was apparently a coordinator for the Taliban but was killed on February 9,2012 by a missile strike.
The fourth man in the list is Badruddin Haqqani who was a commander in the Taliban Network and son of the founder. It’s almost sad that he was the son of the founder because it automatically made him a target. Of course, his own involvement probably made him a target on his own. Haqqani was responsible for a lot of attacks on the U.S. Embassy including other assaults in Afghanistan. He is also deceased as of August 2012.
Next up is Abu Usman Adil who was emir, or military commander or local chief, of IMU which is an ally of both al Qaeda and the Taliban. This alliance is probably the reason that this guy was a very important terrorist target. The organization has also admitted to being responsible for many suicide attacks in Afghanistan. He was killed in April.
The number six takedown was Sakhr al-Taifi. Al-Taifi was the second highest al Qaeda leader. I’m not sure if him and Abu Yahya al-Lib (number one) had the same job or not but it kind of makes me curious about the infatuation with the second highest leaders, why not go for the first? Al-Taifi was in charge of the rebels and commanded attacks against forces. He also carried out orders of the senior al Qaeda leaders. That all stopped though on May 27, 2012 when he was killed during a security operation in Afghanistan.
The seventh takedown was of Zulkifli bin Hir. Don’t ask me how to pronounce that name because I won’t be of any help. Bin Hir was a member of Jemaah Islamiyah which was a terror group associated with al Qaeda. He also allegedly trained members of the group Abu Sayyaf in bomb-making. He was a very “skilled” individual. The FBI offered a five million dollar reward for his capture, which again is around 582,591,256 dinar. Unfortunately the grim reaper caught up with him as well on February 2, 2012. (394)
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