US strike 'kills' key Pakistan militant Ilyas Kashmiri

[Gerald]

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Ilyas Kashmiri has long been considered a key militant figure in Pakistan

One of Pakistan's most senior militants has been killed in a US drone strike, locals and officials say.

Officials confirmed reports from locals that Ilyas Kashmiri had died in the overnight strike in the tribal region of South Waziristan.

He is believed to have been one of nine people killed in the attack.

Ilyas Kashmiri headed a group that specialises in co-ordinated multiple strikes on targets, and was a key commander in al-Qaeda.

The US blames him for organising attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India - and has offered its maximum reward for a most-wanted target, $5m (£3.04m).

The BBC's Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says his death, coming just a month after that of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, is a major psychological blow to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and will also make it more difficult for wanted militant leaders to find safe places to go.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13653324


Note: 4 June 2011 Last updated at 12:49 GMT

[Jimbuna]

My heart bleeds :-?

Or should I have said his probably does :DL

[vienna]

One by one the top leadership goes down...

"Saturday Night Live" had an item in it's "news" segment where it was "reported" that the new leader of Al Queda was chosen after he was the last one to shout "Not me!!" at a nominating meeting... :DL

[Betonov]

Oh no, they killed EL'Presidente :cry:

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Sorry, couldn't resist.

Drone strike you say, is it the first time a high value target was taken out with a drone :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

One by one the top leadership goes down...

"Saturday Night Live" had an item in it's "news" segment where it was "reported" that the new leader of Al Queda was chosen after he was the last one to shout "Not me!!" at a nominating meeting... :DL

LOL :DL

[TarJak]

Well, given the intel take that was boasted of in the OBL mission, I'd not be surprised to see a series of strikes like this targetting the key Al Quaeda leaders in the next year or two.

[Blood_splat]

http://achievements.schrankmonster.de/Achievement.aspx?text=Drone%20Master

[Stealhead]

Yeah it took us a long time to unlock that achievement we have been using drones in attacks since pre 2001.I have a good friend
who "works" with drones and other live piloted aircraft like the "Bone" and he says that the media overrates how easy it is to use the Predators
and the like they are not the cure all put no allied personal at risk never miss wonders they are thought to be and if they crash some US or Allied
SOF team has to try and destroy it before anyone gets to it so by and large they can still put troops at risk just about as much as a piloted aircraft
which the SOF would have to go rescue if shot down.

[Jimbuna]

Well, given the intel take that was boasted of in the OBL mission, I'd not be surprised to see a series of strikes like this targetting the key Al Quaeda leaders in the next year or two.

Yaeh, I can't imagine many of them sleeping well at nights given the sudden potential uncovering of much of their sensitive information.