United
States Department of State (Washington, DC)
6 October 2013
U.S.
Department of Defense
Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
No.
700-13
October
6, 2013
Statement
by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on the Capture of Abu Anas al Libi
On
Oct. 5, the Department of Defense, acting under military authorities, conducted
an operation to apprehend longtime Al Qaeda member Abu Anas al Libi in Libya.
He is currently lawfully detained under the law of war in a secure location
outside of Libya.
Wherever
possible, our first priority is and always has been to apprehend terrorist
suspects, and to preserve the opportunity to elicit valuable intelligence that
can help us protect the American people.
Abu
Anas al Libi has been indicted in the Southern District of New York in
connection with his alleged role in Al Qaeda's conspiracy to kill U.S.nationals
and to conduct attacks against U.S. interests worldwide, which included Al
Qaeda plots to attack U.S. forces stationed in Saudi Arabia,Yemen, and Somalia,
as well as the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
The
successful capture operation was made possible by superb work and coordination
across our national security agencies and the intelligence community, and was
approved by President Obama. No American personnel or civilians on the ground
were injured during the operation. These actions are a clear sign that the
United States is committed to using all the tools at our disposal to bring to
justice those who commit terrorist acts against Americans.
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