American Air Strike in Yemen Kills Anwar al-Awlaki
30 September 2011
Anwar al-Awlaki was born in the United States. He led a group called al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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An American air strike in Yemen has killed Anwar al-Awlaki. He led the group known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
BARACK OBAMA: "The death of Awlaki is a major blow to al-Qaida's most active operational affiliate."
President Obama said al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula remains dangerous, but weakened.
Anwar al-Awlaki was born in the United States. He urged his followers around the world to kill Americans. "It is either us or them," he said. He built a loyal following through YouTube, Facebook and a blog.
(SOUND: Awlaki in Arabic)
The United States government approved Mr. Awlaki for killing without trial -- a rare step for an American citizen. A missile attack from a drone or unmanned aircraft killed him early Friday in eastern Yemen. Several other suspected militants also died. Yemen's Defense Ministry said they included Samir Khan, a militant raised in the United States. He produced an English-language magazine for al-Qaida that appeared on the Internet.
American officials told reporters that the Central Intelligence Agency organized the raid. It was carried out under the leadership of the Joint Special Operations Command. That command also led the operation earlier this year in which an American team killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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