American Born Al Qaeda Leader al-Awlaki Killed In Strike By US Jets, Drones

Anwar al-Awlaki Killed: Officials in Yemen Confirm Al Qaeda Cleric Dead -- ABC News

The American-born radical cleric al-Qaeda Anwar al-Awlaki, a major jihadist figure who U.S. officials say inspired several terror plots against the U.S., was killed overnight in Yemen, U.S. and Yemeni officials told ABC News.

A senior U.S. official told ABC News the U.S. had been tracking al-Awlaki for some time and had just been waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A Yemeni official said al-Awlaki was killed along with an unknown number of al Qaeda confederates, possibly in an airstrike.

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The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is a major blow for al-Qaeda -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Anwar al-Awlaki's death is a blow to al-Qaida, but his message is still alive - -Jason Burke, The Guardian
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