▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁After ▁Adel ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁Ab u ▁Ali ▁al - S uri ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁aircraft ▁had ▁mach in eg unn ed ▁women ▁leaving ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Ban j way , ▁Adel ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁send ▁aid . ▁A ▁con voy ▁of ▁ 4 – 6 ▁Cor ol la ▁Field ers ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁Ban j way , ▁followed ▁closely ▁by ▁American ▁hel ic op ters . ▁The ▁Americans ▁attacked ▁the ▁lead ▁vehicle , ▁killing ▁Ab u - A li ▁al - Y af i ' i , ▁his ▁wife , ▁four ▁women , ▁and ▁two ▁children , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁vehicle , ▁killing ▁S ura q ah ▁al - Y am ani ▁and ▁Ham z ah ▁al - S uri . ▁Ab u - A li ▁al - Mal iki ▁quickly ▁ve ered ▁off ▁the ▁road ▁with ▁the ▁third ▁vehicle , ▁turning ▁off ▁his ▁head light s , ▁and ▁drove ▁into ▁the ▁mountains , ▁esc aping ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Since ▁al - Q a eda ' s ▁military ▁chief ▁Moh ammed ▁A te f ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁journal ists ▁reported ▁that ▁Adel ▁was ▁likely ▁his ▁successor ▁in ▁that ▁role . ▁ ▁Al - Ad el ▁and ▁Sa ad ▁bin ▁L aden ▁were ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁suic ide ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁R iy ad h , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁In ▁May ▁