Al Qaeda loses another number 3 leader
NY Times: The operational leader of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan was killed in an American missile strike in Pakistan ’s tribal areas in the last two weeks, according to a statement from the terrorist group issued late Monday that American officials believe is correct. The militant leader, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an Egyptian, was a top financial chief for Al Qaeda as well as one of the group’s founders, and was considered by American intelligence officials as terrorist organization’s No. 3 leader behind Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri , another Egyptian. “His death will only be a severe curse by his life upon the infidels,” Al Qaeda said in a statement issued to jihadist Web Sites, which was translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors statements by jihadists. A United States official said late Monday that American intelligence analysts believed the statement from Al Qaeda was accurate. They said the death of Mr. Yazid marked a significant s...