Barack Obama personally oversees al-Qaeda ‘kill list’

The nominations then go to Mr Obama, who signs off on every strike in Yemen
and Somalia and also on the most risky strikes in Pakistan.

The details of the targeting process were disclosed as American forces in
Afghanistan said they had killed al Qaeda’s second most senior figure in the
country.

Sakhr al-Taifi, a Saudi national also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was killed
by a “precision air strike” in the Watahpur district of Kunar.

A statement said he was “responsible for commanding foreign insurgents,
in addition to directing attacks against coalition and Afghan forces.”

“He frequently travelled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, carrying out
commands from senior al Qaeda leadership.

“He also supplied weapons and equipment to eastern insurgents and managed
the illegal transport of insurgent fighters into Afghanistan.” Another al
Qaeda
member had also died in the strike, but no civilians were
hurt, the statement added.

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