Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi was an al Qaeda operative who the US believes helped orchestrate the October 12, 2000, attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors.
The official said all intelligence indicators show al-Badawi was killed in a strike in Yemen as a result of a joint US military and intelligence operation.
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US officials told CNN that the strike took place in Yemen’s Ma’rib Governorate.
The administration official said that al-Badawi was struck while driving alone in a vehicle and that the US assessed there was not any collateral damage.
Al-Badawi was on the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists.
Source: Airstrike kills terrorist behind USS Cole bombing, US official says
