U.S.-born al-Qaeda leader Awlaki is killed
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Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical cleric and one of the most influential al-Qaeda operatives wanted by the U.S., was killed in September in an airstrike in northern Yemen, authorities said.
Nov. 8, 2010 In this file image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical Web sites. The radical U.S.-born cleric has been killed, along with several other suspected al-Qaeda operatives, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said Friday. AP
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The administration has faced a legal challenge and public criticism for targeting Aulaqi, who was born in New Mexico, because of constitutional protections afforded U.S. citizens.
Anwar al-Aulaqi’s death represents the latest, and perhaps most literal, illustration of the convergence between the CIA and elite U.S. military units in the counterterrorism fight.