Al-Qaida No. 3 Dead, Say Islamist Sites
June 01 2010
Pakistan
Al-Qaida has acknowledged that its number three leader, who commanded operations in Afghanistan, is dead, CNN reports.
The terrorist group announced Mustafa Abu Yazid's death on a number of Islamist Web sites on Monday, according to Maryland-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors such sites.
Al-Qaida also said Yazid's wife, three of his daughters, a granddaughter and others were killed.
U.S. officials said the terrorist was killed in late May by a missile strike in...
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