Hits and Misses

Since 2001, the U.S. and its allies have killed or captured several top al-Qaeda operatives, including the architects of 9/11. But the group's leaders have eluded capture--and a new generation is stepping in

OSAMA BIN LADEN Saudi Breaking his silence, the al-Qaeda leader last week offered a "truce" to the U.S.

AT LARGE The audiotape provides no clues as to his whereabouts

AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI Egyptian Bin Laden's No. 2 was the intended target of a Jan. 13 missile strike in Pakistan

AT LARGE Believed to be hiding near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border

OMAR AL-FARUQ Kuwaiti A top operative in Southeast Asia; captured...

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