Reuters reports, on the authority of a Pakistani security official, that an “Abu Saeed al-Masri” was killed. The official said Masri is “among the top leadership of al Qaeda.” The identity of Masri is unknown, but the news media is claiming that it’s Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a close Egyptian friend of Zawahiri’s from the Sadat […]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Map of Recent Strikes on al-Qaeda Leadership in Pakistan
Posted: 12th August 2008 by Will McCants in AQ Leadership, PakistanTags: Abu Khabab, Abu Layth al-Libi, Abu Sulayman al-Jaza'iri, al-Qaeda, leadership, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, Pakistan
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