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Anwar al-Awlaki Targeted By U.S. Drones

Less than a week after Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in a raid in Pakistan, U.S. drones have tried to killed radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, according to U.S. officials. Officials say the missile strike did not succeed in killing Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric who has become a leading voice of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemeni affiliate of al Qaeda. Yemeni officials said two al Qaeda operatives were killed in the Thursday strike in a remote area of Yemen. The...Full Story
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