Al Qaeda's New Second In Command Killed In Pakistan

Key Al Qaeda Leader Reported Slain In Pakistan -- L.A. Times

Atiyah Abdul Rahman was the terrorist organization's second-in-command and is believed to have played a central role.



Reporting from Washington — Al Qaeda's second-in-command has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials reported Saturday, in what was described as a major blow to an organization still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden nearly four months ago.

Atiyah Abdul Rahman was killed Monday in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, a U.S. official said. A suspected U.S. drone strike was reported that day, but the official would not say how Rahman died.



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Al Qaeda's second-in-command killed in Pakistan by U.S. drone -- Daily Mail

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C.I.A. Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda’s No. 2 -- New York Times

Got him! Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader Atiyah Abd al-Rahman killed in Pakistan -- New York Daily News

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Al-Qaida's No. 2 Reported Killed By U.S. In Pakistan -- NPR

Al-Qaida's No. 2 reported killed by US in Pakistan -- Houston Chronicle/AP

C.I.A. Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda’s No. 2 -- New York Times

Got him! Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader Atiyah Abd al-Rahman killed in Pakistan -- New York Daily News

Al Qaeda No. 2 Atiyah Abd al-Rahman Killed in Pakistan -- ABC News

Top Al Qaeda Leader Killed, U.S. Govt. Says -- ABC News

Al-Qaida's No. 2 Reported Killed By U.S. In Pakistan -- NPR

Bin Laden's key deputy seen as very hard to replace for al Qaeda -- CNN

Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda -- Reuters

Al-Rahman's Death Major Blow to Al Qaeda -- Wall Street Journal

Al-Qaida Leader Had Multiple Terror Roles -- Voice of America

ANALYSIS-Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda -- Reuters

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