2011
Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (born 1971)
Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (born 1971)
Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (born 1971)
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni Islamic cleric and lecturer (1971–2011)
- Died
- 2011
Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki was an American-Yemeni Islamic cleric, lecturer, and propagandist. He was assassinated in Yemen in 2011 by a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and assassinated by a U.S. government drone strike. Al-Awlaki, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Yemen, was a key organizer for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda.