Saleh Nabhan
Nabhan, a Kenyan wanted in connection with the attacks in 1998 against US embassies in Africa and the attacks in 2002 against a hotel and an airliner in Mombasa, was killed in southern Somalia in September 2009.

Baitullah Mahsud
Leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Mahsud was killed in an explosion in Waziristan in August 2009. He was responsible for several deadly attacks against US and Pakistani targets, and claimed responsibility—later denied—for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.

Usama al-Kini and Shaykh Swedan
Al-Kini, whose real name was Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, and Shaykh Ahmed Salim Swedan were killed in an explosion in Waziristan in January 2009. They were indicted for their role in the 1998 attacks on the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Aafia Siddiqui
Siddiqui, charged with attempting to kill US officers and employees, was arrested in Afghanistan on 18 July 2008 after attempting to shoot a US military officer. She was transported to the United States in August.

Abu Khabab al-Masri
Abu Khabab, whose real name was Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar and who was an explosives and poisons expert working on behalf of al-Qa‘ida, was killed in a blast in Pakistan in July 2008.

‘Imad Mugniyah
Senior Hizballah official, possible head of group’s intelligence section and indicted for role in 1985 hijacking and murder, was killed by a vehicle bomb detonated by unknown persons in Damascus in February 2008.

Abu Layth al-Libi
Al-Qa‘ida military commander and spokesman was killed in January 2008.

Abu Solaiman
Senior member of Abu Sayyaf Group, responsible for planning attacks against US and other foreign nationals in the Philippines, was killed in January 2007.

‘Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi
Al-Qa‘ida No. 3 and chief of external operations, was detained in late 2006.

Dhiren Barot
Al-Qa‘ida operative, also known as Issa al-Hindi, was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2006 for providing al-Qa‘ida detailed reconnaissance and plans for attacks on the Prudential Building in New Jersey, the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup building in New York City.

Dulmatin
According to an announcement by Indonesian security officials, Dulmatin, a Jemaah Islamiya member believed to be a planner of the Bali nightclub attack that killed 202 people in October 2002, was killed by Indonesian police on March 9, 2010.

Khadafi Janjalani
Head of Abu Sayyaf Group, was killed in September 2006 clash with Philippine security forces.

Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqawi
Head of al-Qa‘ida in Iraq, responsible for hundreds of deaths; was killed in June 2006 in Iraq.

Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Extremist charged with participation in attack on US embassies in Africa in 1998, was killed in April 2006 in Pakistan.

Hamza Rabi‘a
Al-Qa‘ida No. 3, chief of external operations, was killed in December 2005 in Pakistan.

Azahari bin Husin
Jemaah Islamiya bombmaker, believed responsible for the Bali attack in 2002, was killed in shootout in Indonesia in November 2005.

Mustafa Setmariam Nasar
Al-Qa‘ida propagandist and trainer, indicted in Spain for his role in Madrid train bombings in 2004, was arrested in Pakistan in November 2005.

Abu Faraj al-Libi
Al-Qa‘ida No. 3, was arrested in Pakistan in May 2005.

Hambali
Jemaah Islamiya operations chief, detained in Thailand in August 2003.

Khalid Shaykh Muhammad
Al-Qa‘ida No. 3, responsible for planning the 9/11 attacks in United States, was arrested in Pakistan in March 2003.

Mir Amal Kansi
Pakistani extremist who killed two CIA employees and injured three others outside CIA Headquarters in 1993, was executed in United States in November 2002.

Abu Zubaydah
Senior al-Qa‘ida planner, was arrested in Pakistan in March 2002.

Muhammad Atef
Al-Qa‘ida No. 3, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri, charged with directly planning the attacks on US embassies in Africa in 1998, was killed in Afghanistan in November 2001.

Ramzi Yousef
A relative of Khalid Shaykh Muhammad and one of the planners of the 1993 World Trade Center attack, was sentenced in the United States to life in prison in 1997.

‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahman
Also known as the Blind Shaykh, was arrested in 1993 for plotting attacks against New York City landmarks; he was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996.