| Importance | High |
 | Means of Death | U.S. missile strike2 |
| Date of Death | Jan. 13, 20062 |
| Location of Death | Bajur, Pakistan2 |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda1 |
| Role | WMD Researcher1 |
| Full Given Name | Midhat Mursi al-Sayid 'Umar |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alias(es) | Abu Khabab al-Masri, Abu Khabab al Masri, Abu Khabab el Masry, Abu Kahbab al Misri |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Midhat Mursi al Sayyid Umar |
| Age at Death | 52 |
| Date of Birth | April 29, 19531 |
| Alternate Date of Birth | 1942 |
| Place of Birth | Egypt |
| Gender | Male |
| History | Attended training camp in postwar Afghanistan (1990-2001) |
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| Reliable | An expert in poisons and explosives, Midhat Mursi is perhaps al-Qaeda's top researcher and manufacturer of chemical and biological weapons.
Until 2001, he ran the Abu Khabab section of the Darunta terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. He also wrote and distributed training manuals with recipies for basic chemical and biological weapons.
The United States is offering a up to $5 million for information leading to his capture.1 |
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| Questionable | Reported in Turkey-northern Iraq region in early 2003.
Pakistan claims an American missile strike on a village in early 2006 killed him; however, there have been no similar claims from the U.S. government.2 |
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| 1 U.S. Rewards for Justice web site. |
| 2 'US attack killed Al-Qaida leader's kin.' Associated Press: Feb. 13, 2006. |
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