According to Pakistan media: Drone attack killed al Qaeda’s No. 3 in command – Abu Yahya al-Libi
The “number 3″ in command of al Qaeda, Abu Yahya al-Libi has been allegedly killed by yesterday’s missile strike according to Pakistan media. However, the U.S. has yet to confirm this. According to CBS:
A U.S. government official says a top al Qaeda operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan, and local media says that the strike killed al Qaeda’s number 3 in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi.
The U.S. is still not confirming the report, CBS News has learned.
Abu Yahya al-Libi is the spiritual successor to Palestinian philosopher Abu Azzam – and the inspiration for much of Bin Laden’s beliefs, according to CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan. He is very powerful and believed by some to be the natural successor to Bin Laden.
Intelligence officials have confirmed that the pace of attacks by armed unmanned aerial vehicles has increased during the Obama administration.
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier reported the drone attack was in the mountainous Pakistani border area.
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