FBI confirms 'most wanted' terror suspect Marwan killed after Philippines raid

By Tim Hume, CNN

Updated 1711 GMT (0111 HKT) April 3, 2015

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/23/us/adam-gadahn-fast-facts/">Adam Yahiye Gadahn</a>, an alleged al Qaeda propagandist from California, was indicted in 2006 on charges of treason and offering material support for terrorism. He was believed to be killed in January in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.
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Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an alleged al Qaeda propagandist from California, was indicted in 2006 on charges of treason and offering material support for terrorism. He was believed to be killed in January in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.
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<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/zulkifli-abdhir/view" target="_blank">Zulkifli bin Hir</a>, also known as Marwan, was killed in January, 2015 by security forces in the Philippines, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/world/philippines-marwan-dna-positive/index.html" target="_blank">DNA tests indicate.</a> Marwan, an engineer trained in the United States, was thought to be a leading member of the southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, the FBI said. He was indicted in California in 2007. The indictment accuses him of being a supplier of IEDs to terrorist organizations, and having conducted bomb-making training for terror groups, including the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf.
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Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, was killed in January, 2015 by security forces in the Philippines, DNA tests indicate. Marwan, an engineer trained in the United States, was thought to be a leading member of the southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, the FBI said. He was indicted in California in 2007. The indictment accuses him of being a supplier of IEDs to terrorist organizations, and having conducted bomb-making training for terror groups, including the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf.
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Liban Haji Mohamed, a Somali-American, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/somalia-fbi-most-wanted-arrested/index.html" target="_blank">was arrested</a> in southern Somalia, Somali intelligence officials said March 3. The FBI's list of most wanted terrorists is limited to suspects indicted by federal grand juries. It does not include prominent figures such as ISIS leader <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/politics/us-isis-kill-list/">Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi</a> and alleged AQAP bomb-maker <a href="http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/08/bomb-chief-al-asiri-considered-one-of-al-qaedas-biggest-threats/">Ibrahim Al Asiri</a>.
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Liban Haji Mohamed, a Somali-American, was arrested in southern Somalia, Somali intelligence officials said March 3. The FBI's list of most wanted terrorists is limited to suspects indicted by federal grand juries. It does not include prominent figures such as ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and alleged AQAP bomb-maker Ibrahim Al Asiri.
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<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/adnan-g.-el-shukrijumah/view" target="_blank">Adnan G. El Shukrijumah</a>, considered a senior figure in al Qaeda by the FBI, was indicted in New York in 2010 over a plot to bomb the city's subway system. Pakistan's army <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/06/world/asia/pakistan-al-qaeda-death/">said it killed him</a> in a December 2014 raid. <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/" target="_blank">According to the FBI</a>, suspects on the list will remain wanted unless charges are dropped or they are proven "with 100% accuracy" to be dead.<br />
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Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, considered a senior figure in al Qaeda by the FBI, was indicted in New York in 2010 over a plot to bomb the city's subway system. Pakistan's army said it killed him in a December 2014 raid. According to the FBI, suspects on the list will remain wanted unless charges are dropped or they are proven "with 100% accuracy" to be dead.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/world/ayman-al-zawahiri---fast-facts/">Ayman al-Zawahiri</a>, longtime deputy and physician for Osama bin Laden, took over al Qaeda after bin Laden's death in 2011. He was indicted for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Africa.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, longtime deputy and physician for Osama bin Laden, took over al Qaeda after bin Laden's death in 2011. He was indicted for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Africa.
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<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/saif-al-adel/view" target="_blank">Saif al-Adel</a>, an Egyptian who is believed to be a high-ranking <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/17/mideast.al.qaeda.appointee/">al Qaeda member</a>, is wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of two U.S. Embassies in east Africa, the FBI said.
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Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian who is believed to be a high-ranking al Qaeda member, is wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of two U.S. Embassies in east Africa, the FBI said.
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The FBI is offering up to $5 million for information on <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/abdul-rahman-yasin/view" target="_blank">Abdul Rahman Yasin</a>. He's alleged to have been a part of the 1993 world Trade Center bombing, which killed six people.
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The FBI is offering up to $5 million for information on Abdul Rahman Yasin. He's alleged to have been a part of the 1993 world Trade Center bombing, which killed six people.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/02/us/fbi-terrorist-chesimard/">Joanne Chesimard</a>, a New Yorker now known as "Assata Shakur" and living in Cuba, is wanted in the 1973 killing of Trooper Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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Joanne Chesimard, a New Yorker now known as "Assata Shakur" and living in Cuba, is wanted in the 1973 killing of Trooper Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/21/fbi.domestic.terror.suspect/">Daniel Andreas San Diego</a>, an American animal rights activist, is charged with bombing two corporate offices in California in 2003. The blasts caused extensive property damage but no deaths.
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Daniel Andreas San Diego, an American animal rights activist, is charged with bombing two corporate offices in California in 2003. The blasts caused extensive property damage but no deaths.
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