Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi

{{Short description|Algerian al-Qaeda member}}

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{{Infobox person

|name = Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi

|death_date = {{death date|2008|5|14|df=yes}}

|death_place = Damadola, Bajaur District, Pakistan

|module = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes

|allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of al-Qaeda.svg|size=23px}} Al-Qaeda

|branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of al-Qaeda.svg|size=23px}} Al-Qaeda central (?–2008)

|serviceyears =

|rank = Al-Qada officer and Weapons instructor

|battles =

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

War in North-West Pakistan

}}

}}

Abu Sulayman Jazairi (died 14 May 2008) was a senior leader of al Qaeda. He is originally from Algeria and was killed in Pakistan.

Operations

Jazairi was known as a weapons expert and was trained with planning attacks on Western targets.[http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/05/senior_algerian_al_q.php Senior Algerian al Qaeda operative killed in May 14 strike inside Pakistan – The Long War Journal] He was involved in training al Qaeda terrorists.{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-militant24-2008may24,0,3780569.story | work=Los Angeles Times| first1=Josh | last1=Meyer | first2=Sebastian | last2=Rotella | date=24 May 2008 | title=U.S. believes strike in Pakistan killed key terrorist}}

Death

Jazairi and several other men, were killed by a drone attack launched from a Predator UAV, in Damadola, Bajaur District, on 14 May 2008.

{{cite news

|url=http://www.dawn.com/2009/02/09/top4.htm

|title=Drone strikes killed high-value targets, US tells Pakistan

|publisher=Dawn

|date=2009-02-09

|access-date=2009-02-10

|url-status=live

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212134817/http://dawn.com/2009/02/09/top4.htm

|archive-date=12 February 2009

}}

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