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Seattle Times: Death of al-Yazid Would Be a Blow to al-Qaida

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Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Administrator Tuesday, 01 June 2010 22:36

There is also evidence that al-Yazid has promoted ties with Islamic extremist groups in Central Asia and Pakistan, where other top al-Qaida figures are believed to be hiding. "He definitely seems to have significant influence among the Pakistani Taliban and the Central Asian groups," terrorism expert Evan Kohlman said. "They regularly post and share his videos on the Web, just as they would with bin Laden or al-Zawahri."

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