Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam

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Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Kenyan
Known for1998 United States embassy bombings

Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam (

Arabic: فهد محمد علي مسالم, also known as Usama al-Kini) (February 19, 1976 – January 1, 2009) was a Kenyan terrorist conspirator, wanted in the United States[1][2][3] for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. He was born in Mombasa
.

According to the indictment, Msalam

Msalam was charged with 213 counts of murder, other counts which apply specifically to attacks against American federal personnel and facilities, counts of using weapons of mass destruction, and various conspiracy counts.

Msalam once worked as a clothing vendor. He also played midfield for a soccer team called the Black Panthers.[4]

Msalam was on the

US$5,000,000 for information on the location of Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam.[2] He served as al-Qaeda's chief of operations for Pakistan
.

On January 1, 2009, Msalam was killed in Pakistan in an American unmanned

drone attack along with his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan.[5][6]

References

  1. Monterey Institute of International Studies
  2. ^ a b Msalam wanted poster Archived 2007-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, US State Department
  3. ^ Msalam wanted poster Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, FBI
  4. ^ "Al Qaeda lures, transforms young dropouts". The Washington Times. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Jan. 1 Attack By CIA Killed Two Leaders Of Al-Qaeda". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Two Top Al Qaeda Terrorists Killed in Missile Attack". Fox News. Retrieved 12 February 2015.