Tuesday afternoon, major news outlets report that the number two al Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone strike this week over Pakistan. CNN writes that his death presents a major blow to al Qaeda.
Pakistan officials say that Abu Yahya al-Libi, second-in-command to current al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, was among the 15 people killed when a U.S. drone fired four missiles into a suspected militant hideout in Mir Ali
Updated at 2:06 pm ET (CBS News) A US official confirmed that a Monday drone strike in Pakistan killed al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi, the most serious blow to the battered terror network since the death of its leader Osama bin Laden,
By AP, The Associated Press - _June 4, 2012: Al-Qaida second in command Abu Yahya al-Libi is killed in a drone strike in the Pakistani village of Khassu Khel in the North Waziristan tribal area, according to the White House. Al-Libi was considered a
By AP, The Associated Press - _June 4, 2012: Al-Qaida second in command Abu Yahya al-Libi is killed in a drone strike in the Pakistani village of Khassu Khel in the North Waziristan tribal area, according to the White House. Al-Libi was considered a
