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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Al-Qaida Loses Its Best Asset

U.S. and Pakistani officials confirmed Tuesday that one of al-Qaida's most valuable assets, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone strike early Monday morning near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.

"Abu Yahya was among al-Qaida's most experienced and versatile leaders - operational trainer and Central Shura head - and played a critical role in the group's planning against the West, providing oversight of the external operations efforts," a U.S. official tells WTOP.

He was tracked to a village near the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, which is where the strike took place. His driver and bodyguard were killed in the strike ... the third in a three-day period in the area.

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