Most al-Qaeda leaders neutralized - Russian intelligence chief
MOSCOW. Dec 19 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Intelligence Service director Sergei Lebedev said the anti-terrorist coalition had captured or killed most of the al-Qaeda international terrorist network's leaders.
"Nearly 70% of al-Qaeda's highest-ranking members have been captured or killed in the international anti-terrorist campaign that has been in progress since 2001. They include the closest allies of 'Terrorist No. 1:' Abu-Zubaid, Abu-Leits, Sheikh Halid Mohamed, and Abu Faraji al-Libi," Lebedev said in an interview with Interfax ahead of the 85th anniversary of the country's Foreign Intelligence Service to be marked on December 20.
"As for Al-Qaeda representatives who took part in terrorist activities in the North Caucasus, odious figures such as Hattab, Abu al- Walid, Abu Zait and Abu Omar have been eliminated," he said.
"The special services of a number of European countries carried out a joint operation in November 2005 to arrest leaders and members of Al- Qaeda's cells in Belgium, France, Italy and other states," he said.
"Nearly 70% of al-Qaeda's highest-ranking members have been captured or killed in the international anti-terrorist campaign that has been in progress since 2001. They include the closest allies of 'Terrorist No. 1:' Abu-Zubaid, Abu-Leits, Sheikh Halid Mohamed, and Abu Faraji al-Libi," Lebedev said in an interview with Interfax ahead of the 85th anniversary of the country's Foreign Intelligence Service to be marked on December 20.
"As for Al-Qaeda representatives who took part in terrorist activities in the North Caucasus, odious figures such as Hattab, Abu al- Walid, Abu Zait and Abu Omar have been eliminated," he said.
"The special services of a number of European countries carried out a joint operation in November 2005 to arrest leaders and members of Al- Qaeda's cells in Belgium, France, Italy and other states," he said.
posted by Marko at 12/19/2005 11:22:00 AM
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