Sunday, October 25, 2020

Al Qaeda's Second In Command Abu Muhsin al-Masri Killed In Afghan Special Forces Raid

 


 * Abu Muhsin al-Masri was killed in a raid in Afghanistan's Ghazni province 
 * Al-Masri was the second in command of al Qaeda, it is believed 
 * His death was confirmed by U.S. counter-terrorism forces in a tweet Saturday 

Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a tweet late on Saturday.  

The head of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed al-Masri's death in a statement, saying his 'removal... from the battlefield is a major setback to a terrorist organization that is consistently experiencing strategic losses facilitated by the United States and its partners.' 

 Al Qaeda's loss of al-Masri, Miller continued, 'highlights the diminishing effectiveness of the terrorist organization.' 

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Afghan Special Forces Raid

Key word: Afghan

Very Nice! Kudos.

Keep it up.

Anonymous said...

How many #2s does that make? A bunch have been killed or captured over the years.

Anonymous said...

It is like a plan you keep cutting back. Generally that won;t kill it. You need to poison it. The Pakistani health, dental, and family benefits plan is really good. Don;t underestimate the dental part.

Anonymous said...


Haven't heard from the old fool #1 of al queda for a long time.