According to Leon Panetta, who is the director of the CIA, Al-Qaeda is on the run and are being driven further underground. Panetta stated that recent military strikes in Pakistan have seriously lowered morale throughout the terrorist camps. He also referenced an intercepted message in which a member of the terrorist group plead for Osama Bin Laden to rescue a group.

Through the use of real time intelligence received from Pakistan’s security officials, the US military has been able to send out missile strikes that are able to disrupt Al-Qaeda operations. Panetta further stated that in recent months, the missile strikes conducted have led to the death of nearly half of the terrorist group’s top officials as well as hundreds of other lower ranked soldiers.

According to reports, the US killed another top Al-Qaeda official on Wednesday. Through the use of another missile strike, the military was able to take the life of Hussein al Yemeni in Miram Shah. Yemeni was widely believed to have played a large role in the bombing of a CIA post in the southern side of Afghanistan in December 2009.

Panetta further stated that by targeting Yemeni in Miram Shah, the military sent a message that says terrorists will not be able to hide in populated cities.