Operation Badr was preceded by training exercises starting in 1968, operational planning from 1971 onwards and a deception operation.
"Al-Masri was the group's chief operating officer, with a hand in everything from finances to operational planning.
Prior to production, careful operational planning is essential to establish how well the system interacts with the operations over time.
"It's part of our operational planning.
"It was less than a year and never got to the point of operational planning.
"We were not, however, involved in operational planning or contingency planning," he said.
"We hope there's nothing unexpected which will change our operational planning or cause problems.
Isil are already using the internet for hideous propaganda purposes; for radicalisation, for operational planning too.
Germany's pacifist reflex has not only complicated NATO's operational planning for Libya.
It also improves operational planning through better predictability and improved utilization of European airspace".
"Our understanding is that this was at the stage of operational planning.
