▁it ▁was ▁A yman ▁al - Z aw ah iri ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁might ▁be ▁ho led ▁up ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁areas . ▁In ▁describing ▁the ▁military ▁intelligence ▁reports , ▁President ▁M ush ar raf ▁test ified ▁that : ▁ ▁We ▁feel ▁that ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁high - value ▁target . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁say ▁who . ▁The ▁f ero cious ness ▁of ▁the ▁surrounded ▁f igh ters ▁indicated ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁protect ing ▁someone ▁particularly ▁significant . ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁fighting , ▁the ▁I SP R ▁test ified ▁that ▁military ▁intelligence ▁sources ▁have ▁confirmed ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁al ▁Q a eda ▁leader , ▁T oh ir ▁Y o ‘ ld osh , ▁has ▁been ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁trib al ▁area ▁and ▁has ▁fled ▁the ▁area . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁intelligence ▁reports ▁reads : ▁ ▁Re ports ▁indicate ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁T ah ir ▁and ▁not ▁Z aw ah iri , ▁who ▁was ▁driving ▁in ▁the ▁bullet - proof ▁double - c ab in ▁pick - ▁up ▁tr uck ▁that ▁subsequently ▁hit ▁a ▁wall ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁found ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁for ▁Mountains ▁On ▁ 1 3 – 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁small ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁I SI ' s ▁Cover t ▁Action ▁Division ▁and ▁SS ▁Director ate ▁were ▁inserted ▁by ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁in ▁the ▁Shin ▁War sk ▁area ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁milit ant ▁activities