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AQ captured, killed & still at large 
From The Times September 12, 2009 Al-Qaeda: the list of those captured, dead and still at large Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is regarded as one of the most senior operatives in al-Qaeda. He was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and sent to Guantánamo Bay in 2006 Ramzi Binalshibh, a senior al-Qaeda member, was captured in Pakistan in September 2002. He faces charges over the 9/11 attacks and, at a pre-trial hearing in January to determine whether he was mentally competent to represent himself, he told the court that he was "proud" of the attacks Mustafa Ahmad al-Hasawi is a Saudi, believed to be one of two key financial figures to have arranged funding for the 9/11 attacks. He was captured in Pakistan in 2003 Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali is accused of serving as a key lieutenant to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, his uncle, during the 9/11 operation. His mentor was his cousin, Ramzi Yousef, jailed in the US for masterminding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Centre Walid bin Attash is thought to have helped two of the hijackers, Nawaf al-Hamzi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, to check out US flights in Asia. He was allegedly picked as one of the hijackers himself but was prevented from taking part when he was briefly arrested in Yemen. He is said to have served as bin Laden's bodyguard Baitullah Mehsud was the head of the Pakistan Taleban and commanded about 20,000 militants. He was killed in a US missile strike on August 5 2009. He had a $5 million (£3 million) reward on his head Usama al-Kini was the head of al-Qaeda in Pakistan and on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorist suspects. He died in a missile attack in South Waziristan in January 2009 Abu Jihad al-Masri Khakaina was an Egyptian al-Qaeda operative described by the US as the group's propaganda chief. He died in a Predator strike on North Waziristan in November 2008 Abu Suleiman al-Jazari was an Algerian weapons expert and key al-Qaeda figure thought to have been the director of external operations. He died in a Predator strike in May 2008 Osama bin Laden is the FBI's most wanted fugitive. He has a $50 million reward on his head. Ayman al-Zawahiri is officially the second-in-command of al-Qaeda but in April the US State Department reported that he had assumed operational and strategic control of the organisation. He is believed to be in Pakistan Source: Times database List of High Value Targets killed in Pakistan since 2004 Killed in 2009: Ilyas Kashmiri The operations commander of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami and the operations chief of Brigade 313. Date killed: September 14, 2009 Najmuddin Jalolov The leader of the Islamic Jihad Group, a breakaway faction of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Najmuddin was closely allied with al Qaeda. Date killed: September 14, 2009 Maulvi Ismail Khan A military commander in the Haqqani Network. Date killed: September 8, 2009 Mustafa al Jaziri A senior military commander for al Qaeda who sits on al Qaeda's military shura. Date killed: September 7, 2009 Baitullah Mehsud The overall leader of the movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Date killed: August 5, 2009 Kifayatullah Anikhel A Taliban commander under Baitullah Mehsud. Date killed: July 7, 2009 Mufti Noor Wali Suicide bomber trainer for the Taliban and al Qaeda. Date killed: July 3, 2009 Khwaz Ali Mehsud A senior deputy to Baitullah Mehsud. Date killed: June 23, 2009 Abdullah Hamas al Filistini A senior al Qaeda trainer. Date killed: April 1, 2009 Osama al Kini (aka Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam) Al Qaeda's operations chief for Pakistan who was wanted for the 1998 bombings against the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Date killed: January 1, 2009 Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan A senior aide to Osama al Kini who was wanted for the 1998 bombings against the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Date killed: January 1, 2009 Killed in 2008: Abu Zubair al Masri Served as an explosive expert for al Qaeda as well as a leader. Date killed: November 21, 2008 Abdullah Azzam al Saudi Served as liaison between al Qaeda and the Taliban operating in Pakistan's northwest. Azzam facilitated al Qaeda's external operations network. He also served as a recruiter and trainer for al Qaeda. Date killed: November 19, 2008 Abu Jihad al Masri The leader of the Egyptian Islamic Group and the chief of al Qaeda's intelligence branch, and directed al Qaeda's intelligence shura. He directed al Qaeda's external operations in Egypt. Date killed: October 31, 2008 Khalid Habib The commander of the Lashkar al Zil or the Shadow Army, al Qaeda's paramilitary forces in Pakistan's northwest and Afghanistan. Date killed: October 16, 2008 Abu al Hasan al Rimi A senior al Qaeda operative. Date killed: October 2008 - exact date unknown Abu Ubaidah al Tunisi An al Qaeda military commander who fought against the Russians in Afghanistan. Date killed: September 17, 2008 Abu Musa An al Qaeda operative from Saudi Arabia. Date killed: September 8, 2008 Abu Qasim An al Qaeda operative from Egypt. Date killed: September 8, 2008 Abu Hamza An explosives expert from Saudi Arabia who served as al Qaeda's commander in Peshawar. Date killed: September 8, 2008 Abu Haris A senior al Qaeda military commander from Syria who led more than 250 Arab and Afghan fighters under the guise of the Jaish al Mahdi in Helmand province. He became al Qaeda's operations chief in the tribal areas in 2008. Date killed: September 8, 2008 Abu Wafa al Saudi An al Qaeda commander and logistician. Date killed: September 4, 2008 Abdul Rehman A local Taliban commander in the Wana region in South Waziristan. Date killed: August 13, 2008 Abu Khabab al Masri The chief of al Qaeda's weapons of mass destruction program and a master bomb maker. Date killed: July 28, 2008 Abu Mohammad Ibrahim bin Abi al Faraj al Masri A religious leader, close to Abu Khabab al Masri. Date killed: July 28, 2008 Abdul Wahhab al Masri A senior aide to Abu Khabab al Masri. Date killed: July 28, 2008 Abu Islam al Masri Aide to Abu Khabab al Masri. Date killed: July 28, 2008 Abu Sulayman Jazairi The chief of al Qaeda's external network. Jazairi was a senior trainer, an explosives expert, and an operational commander tasked with planning attacks on the West. Date killed: March 16, 2008 Dr. Arshad Waheed (aka Sheikh Moaz) A mid-level al Qaeda leader. Date killed: May 14, 2008 Abu Laith al Libi Senior military commander in Afghanistan and the leader of the reformed Brigade 055 in al Qaeda's paramilitary Shadow Army. Date killed: January 29, 2008 Killed in 2007: No senior al Qaeda or Taliban leaders or operatives were reported killed during the strikes in 2007. Killed in 2006: Liaquat Hussain Second-in-command of the Bajaur TNSM. Date killed: October 30, 2006 Imam Asad Camp commander for the Black Guard, al Qaeda's elite bodyguard for Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri. Asad was a Chechen with close links to Shamil Basayev. Date killed: March 1, 2006 Killed in 2005: Abu Hamza Rabia Al Qaeda's operational commander. He was involved with two assassination plots against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. Date killed: December 1, 2005 Killed in 2004: Nek Mohammed A senior Taliban commander in South Waziristan who had links to Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. Date killed: June 18, 2004 Read more:
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