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Intelligence officials, umar farooq was killed in a suspected drone strike. farooq is believed to be the head of al qaeda's operations in pakistan and afghanistan. he was killed along with four other suspected militants. >> and today's report comes on the heels of news that pakistan killed another senior al qaeda commander yesterday morning. that target had once been indicted for his alleged role in a planned attack on the new york city subways. >> all right, so, this morning, we are learning some stunning, new details about the risky and very dangerous mission to try to rescue photojournalist...

Under cover of darkness. administration officials believed that al qaeda militants would carry out their threat and kill somers on saturday if rescuers didn't get to him in time, but a walled compound, armed militants and even a barking dog stood between the rescuers and somers. >> all this was happening as a south african relief group gift of the givers says it was negotiating for fellow hostage pierre korkie to be freed today. a senior state department official tells cnn the obama administration did not know that. cnn's sunlin serbati has more details about the failed raid. >> reporter: the ...

I'm christyshristi paul, i' contradicter black well. >> defense secretary chuck hagel confirms that the photojournalist died as u.s. forces tried to rescue him from his captors aqap, hagel used the word murder, though. hagel in afghanistan said the group in the arabian peninsula killed somers. it's believed the raid took place in yemen's shagwa province. and they also killed a south african. >> just this week, the militants released a video threatening to kill somers if washington didn't meet its demands. and secretary of state john

Afghanistan as pentagon chief. >> he's expected to hold a press conference any minute now. we'll bring you that as soon as it begins. >> earlier today defense secretary hagel confirmed that the 33-year-old photojournalist was killed. he used the word "murdered" as u.s. forces were trying to rescue him from his al qaeda captors in yemen. hagel confirmed that aqap killed somers. it's believed the raid took place in yemen's shagwa province. militants also killed a south african hostage. >> we know that president obama ordered the raid. this week, the militants release a video threatening to kill ...

Seen on the screen. he died after u.s. forces attempted to rescue him in yemen. secretary of defense chuck hagel said al qaeda willed him. a second hostage, a south african man was also killed. >> this is the second attempt to rescue somers in just two weeks. he was captured in yemen's capital in september 2013. >> defense secretary hagel said president obama ordered this raid because there was compelling reason to believe that somers life was in imminent danger. this week, the militants released a video threatening to kill somers if washington didn't meet its demands. >> secretary of state jo...