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The Camp Chapman attack was a suicide attack by Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi against the Central Intelligence Agency facility inside Forward Operating Base Chapman on December 30, 2009. [1] One of the main tasks of the CIA personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks in Pakistan . [ 2 ]
The Camp Chapman attack also claimed the lives of a Jordanian intelligence officer and two American security contractors. The bombing, which targeted CIA personnel, occurred during an operation believed to be a breakthrough in the hunt for senior al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri .
On Wednesday, December 30, 2009, the Camp Chapman attack was executed by suicide bomber Humam Khalil al-Balawi who was a Jordanian double agent loyal to al-Qaeda-linked Islamist extremists. Seven people employed by or affiliated with the CIA, including the chief of the base, Jennifer Lynn Matthews [ 13 ] as well as a Jordanian intelligence ...
Scott Michael Roberson (1970–2009) was an American intelligence officer and former police detective. He was killed in the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bombing that targeted Central Intelligence Agency personnel.
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi (25 December 1977 – 30 December 2009) was a Jordanian doctor and a triple agent suicide bomber, who was loyal to Islamist extremists of al-Qaeda, and who carried out the Camp Chapman attack, which was a suicide attack against a CIA base near Khost, Afghanistan on 30 December 2009.
Camp Chapman attack; F. 2009 Fort Hood shooting; K. Battle of Kamdesh; N. 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing; P. 2009 Palma Nova bombing This page was last ...
In 2009, Hanson volunteered for a deployment to Afghanistan, seeking to gain field experience and further develop her skills. On December 30, 2009, Hanson was killed in the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by Humam Khalil al-Balawi, a Jordanian double agent who had gained the CIA's trust. [5]
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