Al Qaeda’s Number Three is Killed in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda’s Number Three is Killed in Afghanistan Al-Qaeda has confirmed that its number three was killed in Afghanistan. Mustafa al-Yazid is believed to have been killed last week is a air strike according to information published on an al-Qaeda web site. They claimed that some of his family members were killed also.

Al-Yazid was very close to Osama bin Laden and had his hand in a wide variety of operational procedures and decisions. He is believed to have been the Chief Financial Officer for al-Qaeda among other duties. His death was also confirmed by tribal elders and other Taliban members. He was also a founding member of al-Qaeda. This has got to be a crippling blow to al-Qaeda. I don’t know how the US is gathering the intelligence to take out the top leaders but each time we do it scores a significant psychological and propaganda victory for us.

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