U.S. Born Al-Qaeda Leader Anwar Al-Awlaki Dead; Killed by Airstrike in Pakistan – Video Report 9/30/11

This news is a great way to start the day. U.S. born Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki is dead, killed by an airstrike in Yemen.

FOX NEWS: Terror mastermind and senior Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is dead, senior U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News.

Al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric who became a prominent figure in Al Qaeda’s most active branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits to carry out attacks in the United States, was killed Friday in the mountains of Yemen, American and Yemeni officials said.

The Yemeni government and Defense Ministry announced al-Awlaki’s death, but gave no details. A senior U.S. official said American intelligence supports the claim that he had been killed. Another confirmed that the Al Qaeda leader was dead, describing him as a “big fish.” Neither would confirm or deny if it was a U.S. airstrike.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.

Yemeni security officials and local tribal leaders said al-Awlaki was killed in an air strike on his convoy that they believed was carried out by the Americans. They said pilotless drones had been seen over the area in previous days. . . . Read More