Daily Mail/Reuters: Afghan security forces kill al Qaeda's second in command Abu Muhsin al-Masri, two years after the US listed him as one of the world's most wanted terrorists
* 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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Very Nice! Kudos.
Keep it up.
How many #2s does that make? A bunch have been killed or captured over the years.
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.
Haven't heard from the old fool #1 of al queda for a long time.
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