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Anwar al-Awlaki
Yemeni-american imam.
Born April 22nd, 1971 in Las Cruces.
Died September 30th, 2011 at 40 years old in Al Jawf Governorate (airstrike).
Anwar al-Awlaki, 40, formerly of Las Cruces, NM, died on September 30, 2011. Al-Awlaki was a US-born radical Islamic cleric and a senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He was also active in recruiting and radicalizing individuals, through social media and other tactics, for Jihad and terrorist activities. Al-Awlaki was considered a high-value target by the US government, and was subsequently targeted and killed in a US-led airstrike in Yemen. He is survived by his family and friends.
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde