*Of these, 29 occurred on or after Aug. 31; Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf resigned Aug. 18.
Some of the Al Qaeda leaders killed in Predator strikes in the last several months, according to U.S. officials:
Khalid Habib: Combat and operations chief; involved in plots to attack Western targets; deputy to Sheik Said Masri, Al Qaeda's No. 3
Rashid Rauf: Alleged mastermind of the 2006 transatlantic airliner plot
Abu Khabab Masri: Explosives expert and trainer; responsible for chemical and biological weapons efforts
Abu Hassan Rimi: Led cross-border operations against coalition forces in Afghanistan
Abu Sulaiman Jaziri: Senior external operations planner and facilitator
Abu Jihad Masri: Senior operational planner and propagandist
Usama al-Kini: Allegedly helped plan Marriott attack in Islamabad; on FBI's terrorist most wanted list
Sheik Ahmed Salim Swedan: Al-Kini's lieutenant; on FBI's terrorist most wanted list
Abdullah Azam Saudi: Senior aide to Said Masri
Sources: Longwarjournal.org; Times reporting
