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NBC News is confirming earlier media reports that senior al-Qaeda leader Mustafa Setmariam Nasar (Abu Musab al-Suri) has been taken into custody in Pakistan. I was refraining on commenting on this until it was confirmed, but now that this has occurred I would like to take the opportunity to point out the excellent primers on al-Suri already written up by my friends Athena and Bill Roggio as well as the good folks over at the Counter-Terrorism Blog. As one of the most dangerous al-Qaeda leaders still at large, the capture of Nasar is likely the most grievous blow to be inflicted on the network in some time, even greater than that dealt with the capture of Abu Faraj al-Libbi earlier his year.
In addition to the loss of Nasar, the Pakistani raid appears to have killed Saudi al-Qaeda member Sheikh Ali Mohammed al-Salim, who was living with Nasar at the time of his arrest, and Jaish-e-Mohammed recruiter Abdul Hanan, who was likely their contact with the local Pakistani terrorist groups.
windsofchange.net/archives/007704.php
In addition to the loss of Nasar, the Pakistani raid appears to have killed Saudi al-Qaeda member Sheikh Ali Mohammed al-Salim, who was living with Nasar at the time of his arrest, and Jaish-e-Mohammed recruiter Abdul Hanan, who was likely their contact with the local Pakistani terrorist groups.
windsofchange.net/archives/007704.php