THE AUSTRALIAN: A SON of the US-born dead al-Qa'ida cleric Anwar al Awlaki was among seven suspected jihadist militants killed by apparent US air strikes in Yemen.
"Abderrahman Anwar al Awlaki was killed in the raid," the tribal source said, adding that he received confirmation from the militant-controlled Yemeni hospital where the dead and wounded from the strikes were taken.
Awlaki himself was killed in a US drone strike on September 30, which US President Barack Obama hailed as a "major blow" to al-Qa’ida worldwide.
US intelligence officials believe Awlaki was linked to a US army major charged with shooting dead 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas, and to a Nigerian student accused of trying to blow up a US airliner on December 25, 2009.
He was also believed to be the leader of external operations of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). » | AFP | Saturday, October 15, 2011
