U.S. Thinks No. 3 Al-Qaida Official Is Dead

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WASHINGTON - In what could be one of the hardest blows to al- Qaida since the U.S. campaign against the terrorist organization began, the group's No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is believed to be dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike, a U.S. official said Monday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said word was "spreading in extremist circles" of his death in Pakistan's tribal areas in the past two weeks.

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U.S. Thinks No. 3 Al-Qaida Official Is Dead

There were multiple postings on Jihadist websites by al-Qaida's so-called Gen...

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