An article in Saudi Arabia’s al Riyadh quoted a Yemeni tribal leader in Jouf who said 6 people were killed in the drone strike, including Anwar al-Awlaki, Salim Saleh Oreifej, Mohamed Muhsin al-Na’aj, and Samir Khan. The same tribal leader said the strike occurred around 10:30 a.m. as the men were about to eat a meal “in the desert about 600 meters from house where they were living.” “Sana’a wa Washinton Tu’akidan Muqatal Anwar Al-Awlaki fi Gara Jawiya,” Al Riyadh, October 1, 2011, http://www.alriyadh.com/671505.
Al Arabiya’s version of events differed slightly from the tribal leader’s alleged eyewitness account. The network reported that al-Awlaki left his house in a pickup truck, accompanied by two other cars. At “exactly 9:55 [a.m.] Yemen Time” the drone allegedly fired three missiles – aimed only at the car carrying al-Awlaki – exploding it upon impact. “’Al-Arabiya’ Tukashif Tafasil Al-Daqa’iq Al-Akhira fi Hayat Anwar Al-Awlaki,” Al Arabiya, October 2, 2011, http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/02/169845.html.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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