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Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki (Arabic: أنور العولقي, romanized: Anwar al-'Awlaqī; April 21 or 22, 1971 – September 30, 2011) was an American-Yemeni lecturer, and jihadist who was killed in 2011 in Yemen by a U.S. government drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Al-Awlaki became the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and ...
May 7, 2024 · Anwar al-Awlaki (born April 21, 1971, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.—died September 30, 2011, Al-Jawf province, Yemen) was an American Islamic preacher and al-Qaeda terrorist killed by a controversial U.S. drone attack.
- Jarret Brachman
Aug 27, 2015 · Here is Awlaki on what makes a good marriage; on the nature of paradise; on Jesus Christ, considered a prophet by Muslims; on tolerance; on the holy month of Ramadan; and, more quirkily, on ...
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- Scott Shane
Feb 10, 2022 · Following Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, the Obama administration released a 2010 Justice Department memo signing off on killing Anwar Al-Awlaki, an American citizen, without a trial.
- Charlie Savage
Sep 27, 2021 · The article examines the legal and constitutional implications of the US drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born al-Qaeda leader in Yemen in 2011. It questions the secrecy, evidence, and precedent of the executive branch's extrajudicial killing of an American citizen.
Oct 3, 2011 · How did the U.S. government kill the al Qaeda leader in Yemen in 2011? What were the implications for counterterrorism cooperation, drone strikes, and legal justification? Read the analysis by Micah Zenko.
Sep 30, 2011 · A profile of the radical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent, who was linked to several attacks and plots against the US and its allies. He was killed in a US drone strike in 2011 after surviving several attempts on his life.
