The attack was meant to free some of the kingdoms highest profile AlQaeda prisoners. including terrorist Sahad Bin Safwan, captured and detained by the U.S. government after leading the failed chemical attack on Dodgers stadium in Los Angeles last summer.
Målet var å befri viktige AlQaeda fanger, inkludert Saad Bin Safwan, som ble fanget av USAs regjering etter et mislykket kjemisk angrep.