U.S. President Barack Obama called the death of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, a U.S.-born cleric, was "another significant milestone" in efforts to defeat al Qaeda and its allies.<br/> SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama, saying: (English):<br/> "This is further proof that al Qaeda and its affiliates will have no safe haven anywhere in the world."<br/> Awlaki, identified by U.S. intelligence as "chief of external operations" for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in a CIA drone attack in a remote Yemeni town, U.S. officials said.<br/> In Yemen's capital Sanaa Deputy information minister Abdu al-Jandi said the killing will have a major impact on al Qaeda.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Deputy information minister Abdu al-Jandi, saying: (Arabic):<br/> "For sure, this operation will have a great impact on the future of al-Qaeda. I am sure that al-Qaeda and their leaders will review their thinking and will realize that violence is not appropriate in a country that is pursuing democracy and political parties. They will get rid of violence and terrorism because there is no place in today's world for terrorism like this."<br/> One political analyst in Yemen, Mohammed al-Asaadi, says that while the killing of Awlaki may be a blow to al-Qaeda, it would do nothing to change the network's basic ideology.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Political analyst Mohammed al-Asaadi, saying: (English):<br/> "The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki today is a big hit and crash of the al-Qaeda group in Yemen. However, that doesn't mean that al-Qaeda will be eradicated. It is a theology that needs to be fought, it is a theology that has to be contained, not only people or persons that have to be killed,"<br/> Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has not acknowledged Awlaki's death<br/> Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.
