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

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.

Photos: The FBI's most wanted terrorists

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>.

Photos: The FBI's most wanted terrorists

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 />

Photos: The FBI's most wanted terrorists

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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