Al-Qaeda leader killed in Lebanon?
Shaker al-Abssi, leader of the al-Qaeda franchise Fatah al-Islam, was reported killed in the Lebanese Army's assault on a the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp Sept. 2. Lebanese officials said they were awaiting the result of a DNA test before officially issuing a statement. Some 35 members of the Islamist group were also reported killed in the assault. More than 300 people are believed to have died since the army's three-month siege on the refugee camp began. (RIA-Novosti, Sept. 3)
State Department targets Fatah al-Islam
From the State Department, Aug. 13:
Shaker al-Abssi: alive or dead?
From Lebanon's Daily Star, Sept. 12: