Al Qaeda's new deputy leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, was killed on Aug. 22 in Pakistan's tribal areas by a CIA drone strike, according to an official who was briefed on the intelligence report, a major setback to an organization still reeling from Osama bin Laden's death.
Al-Rahman, a Libyan, was al Qaeda's "operational leader," planning attacks, helping manage the terrorist group on a daily basis and communicating with and speaking on behalf of both bin Laden and his successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to U.S. officials.
His death is "a tremendous loss for al Qaeda, because Zawahiri was relying heavily on him to help guide and run the organization, especially since Bin Laden's death," a senior administration official said.
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