Mohammed Atef killed
Counterterrorism strike| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Acting Agency | U.S. Air Force, CIA | ||
| Location | Near Kabul, Afghanistan | |
 | Time | Nov. 14, 20011 | |
| Killed | Mohammed Atef (Primary Target) 1 | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | U.S. Air Force fighters and a CIA Predator drone struck a suspected al-Qaeda meeting site, killing al-Qaeda operations chief Mohammed Atef and others. It was the largest success of the war to date. Found in the wreckage of the building were martyrdom videos of Ramzi Binalshibh and Abderraouf Jdey.1,3 | |
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| Sources | |||
| 1Lumpkin, John. 'Top bin Laden aide killed by airstrike.' The Associated Press: Nov. 16, 2001. | |||
| 2Strike was within a day of Nov. 14, 2001, officials said. | |||
| 3The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Footnotes. | |||
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