ISLAMABAD: Al Qaeda’s sub-continent branch on Thursday confirmed that a former affiliate of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Major (retd) Adil Qudoos, had been killed in a US drone strike earlier in November.
According to the group’s spokesperson Usama Mehmood, Qudoos was killed by the strike in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region on November 9.
A military court had sentenced Qudoos to six years in prison in 2003 after the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Kahlid Sheikh Muhammd was arrested from the Rawalpindi house of his brother Ahmad Qudoos. After Adil Qudoos’ release in 2008, the former Army official joined al Qaeda and moved to the Waziristan tribal region along with his family.
Qudoos was not the only one to die in that strike. His brother-in-law Dr Sarbuland, known among militants as Abu Khalid, along with his two sons Uzair (13) and Suleman (15), were also killed in the attack. Dr Sarbuland used to run a hospital for militants in North Waziristan.
Both, Qudoos and Dr Sarbuland, had previously survived bombings in Miranshah, the spokesperson added.
“The Americans are claiming to be the champions of the children rights, but their drone targeted children,” Usama Mehmood said.
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@Rawalpindi Kid @unbelievable
Quite surprising to see you two agreeing on something.
Traitors to the uniform that you wore. The oath you took to defend this country meant nothing to you. You've met a traitors fate. Thank you America for doing what we can't do for ourselves.
@rawalpindi kid bravo... i second your comment!!!
Perfect hit!
And some traitors call these terrorists the innocent civilian victims.
Thanks to the Taliban sympathizers that the state of Pakistan has become so weak that it relies on others to bring justice upon its criminals living within its own boundaries.
Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization and this was a family of terrorist - death by drone was not unexpected and no sympathy is warranted.
They were traitors to Pakistan and they met their rightful fate, regardless of the means by which the task was accomplished.