abstract:Mohammed Atef Al-Masri (, ) (born Sobhi Abu Setta, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri) was the military chief of al-Qaida, although his role in the organization was not well known by intelligence agencies for years. He was killed in a US drone strike in November 2001.
The first U.S. armed drone attack, which appears to be the first such strike ever, took place in mid-November 2001 and killed the military commander of al Qaeda, MohammedAtef, in Afghanistan.
Earlier this month, the Pentagon said it had received "credible reports" suggesting that MohammedAtef -- one of al Qaeda's top aides to Osama bin Laden -- was killed in an airstrike south of Kabul.