Abu Saeed Al Masri was a senior Al Qaeda commander. Abu Saeed al-Masri was killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border, a security official said earlier today on Tuesday.
Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that
Abu Saeed Al Masri, al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan, has been killed during the heavy fighting in Pakistan’s tribal agency of Bajaur. The report about
Abu Saeed Al Masri is based on statements made by an unnamed senior Pakistani security official.
Abu Saeed Al Masri was believed to be among the top leadership of al Qaeda, however all the reports about his death come from unconfirmed sources. The literal translation of his name,
Al-Masri, means the Egyptian and if dead Abu Saeed Al Masri was the most senior al Qaeda operative to have been killed in Pakistan’s tribal belt since the death of his compatriot,
Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Qaeda chemical and biological weapons expert. The problem is that there has not been any official and independent confirmation of Yazid’s death. Not even Al Qaeda has released anything to confirm of Abu Saeed Al Masri’s death. In the past, al Qaeda has quickly notified their followers of the death of senior leaders. Abu Laith al Libi’s death was announced within 36 hours of the US air strike that killed him, while
Abu Khabab al Masri’s death was announced within four days of the attack. I guess we will have to see. It’s a good thing the Pakistanis, our US minions, are fighting some of the war for us. The war on terror that killed
Abu Saeed Al Masri.