Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi (died 2008-01-29, Mir Ali) has been described as a Kuwaiti member of al Qaeda's senior leadership.[1] Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi was reported to have been killed in the airstrike that killed Abu Layth al-Libi, said to be al Qaeda's number three. Two other members of leadership, Abu Adel al-Kuwaiti and Abdel Ghaffar al-Darnawi, were also reported to have died in that airstrike.
The The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported that this was the first drone strike for which the CIA did not seek approval from Pakistan before the strike.[2]
The Washington Post reported that the house that was targeted belonged to Abdul Sattar, a taxi driver.[3] They quoted neighbors who pointed out that knowing members of the Taliban was not a crime, in Pakistan.
The The World Almanac of Islamism: 2014 cited al-Obeidi as an example of a Kuwaiti who had assumed a significant role in al Qaeda's leadership.[4]
References
- ↑ "Terrorism: Three al-Qaeda leaders killed in US attack". Adnkronos. February 5, 2008. http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1845929971. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "North Waziristan 29/01/2008". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/namingthedead/strikes/b12/?lang=en. Retrieved 2015-05-29. "Both civilians and senior militants died in this strike, which targeted a number of them as they met. The drones came at 1.15am targeting an ‘Al Qaeda summit’ held in Madad Khan (or Abdul Sattar)’s house"
- ↑ Imtiaz Ali (2008-01-30). "12 Die in Missile Attack in Pakistan". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012903173.html. Retrieved 2015-01. "Hasan said he was a friend of the villager whose home was struck, Abdul Sattar, a cabdriver. "Having ties with the Taliban is not a sin, and if somebody is accusing Sattar of any ties with the Taliban, then we are all culprits," an emotional Hasan said from the madrassa, or religious school, where he teaches."
- ↑ American Foreign Policy Council (2014). The World Almanac of Islamism: 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 213. ISBN 9781442231443. https://books.google.ca/books?id=9fQ3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA225&lpg=PA225&dq=Abu+Obeida+Tawari+al-Obeidi&source=bl&ots=W1sn-a302R&sig=fu949P9Bd2Il5ZvbQ9_dv_g_m2E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QTVoVdujMImcyQS82YDYAQ&ved=0CFEQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=Abu%20Obeida%20Tawari%20al-Obeidi&f=false. "Operatives of Kuwaiti origin consequently have grown into significant actors within the core al-Qaeda organization in Pakistan, playing both logistical and operational roles."
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