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Usama bin Laden, known as Al Qaeda's "Director" or "The Prince," is wanted in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that killed nearly 3,000 people. Bin Laden is also wanted for the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, which killed 224 civilians and wounded more than 5,000 others. Born in Saudi Arabia in 1957, bin Laden is thought to wear a full beard and moustache and walks with a cane. Combined rewards of $27 million are offered for information leading to his apprehension and conviction. Bin Laden and his top deputies are thought to be hiding in tribal areas in or around Afghanistan and Pakistan.![Ayman Al-Zawahiri]()
The No. 2 man in Al Qaeda, Al-Zawahiri, 58, is believed to be serving as an adviser and doctor to Usama bin Laden. In 1998, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which sought to overthrow the secular Egyptian government, merged with Al Qaeda under Al-Zawahiri's leadership. He has been indicted for his alleged role in the Aug. 7, 1998, bombings of U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, which killed 224 civilians and wounded more than 5,000 others. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading to Al-Zawahiri's arrest or conviction. In a video posted on an Islamic militant Web site earlier this week, al-Zawahiri said Al Qaeda's offers of a truce with the U.S. and Europe remain on the table. But he blasted President Obama as the "new face of the same old crimes" and compared the commander in chief to a wolf.![Hakimullah Mehsud]()
Hakimullah Mehsud is one of three Taliban commanders who could succeed Baitullah Mehsud following Baitullah Mehsud's reported death on Aug. 7 during a U.S. attack in South Waziristan. According to the Middle East Media Research Institute, Hakimullah Mehsud, whose real name is Jamshed, is in his early 30s and previously served as Baitullah Mehsud's spokesman. In June, Hakimullah Mehsud reportedly accused the Pakistani military of waging war against militants in an effort to procure American money.![Mullah Omar]()
Taliban commander Mullah Omar is believed to have sheltered Usama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda operatives in the years leading up to the September 11 attacks. Omar, who has a shrapnel scar near his right eye, is thought to be somewhere in the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. A $10 million dollar reward from the State Department remains active for his capture.![Shaykh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid]()
Shaykh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, also known as Sheikh Saeed, is believed to be the leader of Al Qaeda's financial committee and its head of operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is believed to have assisted in providing the September 11 hijackers with financial backing, and he is thought to have links to the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani President Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 bombing of the Danish embassy in Pakistan. He served three years in prison for his role in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981.![Abu Yahya Al-Libi]()
A senior Al Qaeda commander, al-Libi recently posted a 150-page book, "Guide to the Laws Regarding Muslim Spies," that accused some in the terror organization of allowing American forces to kill Al Qaeda leaders. Terrorism experts say al-Libi is head of Al Qaeda's Religious Committee and could become the heir apparent to Usama bin Laden.![Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah]()
Shallah, 51, founding member and secretary-general of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is wanted for several bombings and murders, extortion and money laundering. He is listed as a "specially designated terrorist," and the State Department is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction. He has ties to Tampa, Fla., and has worked as a professor in several countries, including England, where he earned degrees in banking and economics.![Abdul Rahman Yasin]()
Yasin, 49, of Bloomington, Ind., is wanted for his participation in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City, which killed six. He is an epileptic who is thought to have a chemical burn scar on his right thigh. The State Department has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.![Jaber A. Elbaneh]()
Elbaneh, 42, is wanted for providing and conspiring to provide material support to Al Qaeda, specifically as an alleged associate of the "Buffalo Six" domestic terrorist cell. Yemeni-born, he is fluent in Arabic and English and has worked as a salesman and a taxi driver. U.S. authorities are offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest.![Adam Yahiye Gadahn]()
Gadahn, 31, also known as "Azzam the American," has been indicted in California for treason and for providing material support to Al Qaeda. Since 2004, he has appeared in several Al Qaeda-produced videos, including one in May in which he is reportedly shown explaining his experience in Al Qaeda to potential recruits. A reward of up to $1 million is being offered by the U.S. State Department for information leading to his arrest or conviction.![Anas Al-Liby]()
Al-Liby, 45, is sought for his alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings at the U.S. Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. He has reportedly been used as decoy for Usama bin Laden due to his tall stature and passing resemblance, and he has been on the FBI's list of Top Ten Most Wanted Terrorists since its inception. The State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest.Terror's Top Targets
With the reported death of Baitullah Mehsud, the Taliban's commander in Pakistan, and with Al Qaeda under intense pressure and in "deathly fear" of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the war on terror has been given a major boost in recent months. Usama bin Laden's son, Saad bin Laden, is also believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan earlier this year. FOXNews.com takes a look at some of terror's top targets in the wake of the high-profile kills in Pakistan's tribal areas.
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