advancing against al qaeda

ADVANCING AGAINST AL QAEDA

Significant Al Qaeda and Affiliated Leaders Killed or Captured by U.S. / Allied Forces since 2001

Muhammad Atef Al Qaeda #3

Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi

AF

USS Cole Attack Mastermind

Abu Faraj al-Libi

Khalid Shaykh Muhammad

YE

Al Qaeda #3, 9/11 Mastermind

PK

Al Qaeda #3

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

PK

Abu Hamza Rabia Al Qaeda #3

AQI Leader*

Abu Layth al-Libi

IQ

Chief of External Operations

PK

Abu Khabab al-Masri

Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi

PK

Military Commander, Spokesman

Usama al-Kini

TR

Poison & Explosives Expert

Al Qaeda #3

PK

Baitullah Mehsud

PK

TTP Leader**

Osama bin Laden

Abu Ayyub al-Masri AQI Leader*

IQ

Abu Umar al-Baghadi

PK

ISI Leader***

Al Qaeda Leader

PK

Atiyah Abd al-Rahman al-Libi

IQ

Al Qaeda #2

PK

TURKEY (TR)

AFGHANISTAN (AF) IRAQ (IQ) PAKISTAN (PK)

Saleh Nabhan

Co-founder of East Africa Cell

SO

KILLED *Al Qaeda CAPTURED **Tehrik- in Iraq ***Islam e Taliban Pakistan ic State of Iraq

YEMEN (YE)

SOMALIA (SO)

Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. has waged a relentless campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and kill or capture its senior leaders. By removing key al Qaeda personnel from the battlefield, the U.S. and its allies have largely kept the group off-balance. While we cannot be complacent about the threat, our efforts have degraded the group’s overall ability to plan and carry out attacks here at home. Data from BBC News, CNN, The New Yorker and The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Infographic by Cole Mitchell. © 2011 Third Way. Free for re-use with attribution. For more, visit Third Way at www.thirdway.org.

Anwar al-Awlaki

Shaykh Sa'id al-Masri Al Qaeda #3

PK

Al Qaeda Leader, Arabian Peninsula

YE