Usama Al-Kini
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Usama Al Kini — or Osama al-Kini — was a citizen of Kenya
believed to have held a senior leadership role in Al Qaeda.
According to a United States
military spokesmen, Al-Kini was the head of Al Qaeda's operations in Pakistan
. Al-Kini was on the FBI's most wanted
list. He was believed to have planned the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad
that left 55 dead.
A Hellfire missile fired from a CIA operated Predator UAV killed Al-Kini and his deputy, Sheikh
Ahmed Salim Swedan
, in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas
on January 1, 2009.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
believed to have held a senior leadership role in Al Qaeda.
According to a United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
military spokesmen, Al-Kini was the head of Al Qaeda's operations in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Al-Kini was on the FBI's most wanted
Most Wanted
*Lists used by law enforcement agencies to alert the public, such as:**FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives**FBI Most Wanted Terrorists**United States Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives**U.S...
list. He was believed to have planned the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
that left 55 dead.
A Hellfire missile fired from a CIA operated Predator UAV killed Al-Kini and his deputy, Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Ahmed Salim Swedan
Ahmed Salim Swedan
Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan was a citizen of Kenya believed to hold a leadership role in Al Qaeda.According to The Guardian Ahmed Salim Swedan was the deputy to Usama Al Kini, another Kenyan, whowas the head of Al Qaeda's operations in Pakistan....
, in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
on January 1, 2009.