| Event Details |
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda |
| Other Organization | Libyan Islamic Fighting Group |
| Acting Agency | CIA |
 | Means | CIA Predator drone |
| Location | Khushali Torikel, North Waziristan, Pakistan1 |
| Time | Early Morning Jan. 29, 20081 |
| Killed | Abu Layth al-Libi (Primary Target) |
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| Reliable | He was killed at a safehouse. The U.S. military denied involvement, and the CIA is only other agency with the authority and equipment to have carried out the strike.1 |
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| 1Scmitt, Eric. 'Senior Qaeda Commander Is Killed by U.S. missile.' The New York Times: Feb. 1, 2008. |
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