Mustafa al-Yazid killed along with his family

Mustafa al-Yazid, the number 3 official of the terrorist organization Al-Quaida has been killed along with members of his family by a U.S. missile/ drone strike on Monday. Al-Quaida has announced al-Yazid’s death in a statement sent to many Islamist web sites around the internet – a statement that was intercepted by specialists at SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that monitors Islamist web sites.

This is one of the greatest hits Al-Quaida has suffered since the United States has declared its War on Terrorism after 9/11. The missile/ drone strike has killed not only al-Yazid, but his wife, his three daughters, a grandchild and a number of other persons. The statement does not specify the place and time of the attack.

Some news reports say that al-Yazid was killed in an American drone attack in the tribal areas nearby the Afghan border.

Mustafa al-Yazid, also known as Sheik Saeed al-Masri, was one of the founding members of al-Quaida and acted as the financial leader of the organization. He was actively involved in terrorist activities since he joined a group of rebel Islamist students 30 years ago. His name was tied to many terrorist attacks, including the 2007 assassination of the Pakistani political leader Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 bombing of the Danish embassy.