Mr Yazid, also known as Sheikh Said al-Masri, died along with his wife and three children, Islamist websites said, quoting a statement from al-Qaeda.U.S officials say they believe he was killed recently in the tribal areas of Pakistan in an American drone attack.Al-Qaeda's operational commander in Afghanistan, he is believed to have had a hand in everything from finances to operational planning.A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was "strong reason" to believe that Mr Yazid was killed in Pakistan's tribal areas in the past two weeks.Mr Yazid's last public statement was released on 4 May, eulogising the two top al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq - Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayub al-Masri - who were killed in April.
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