Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, a U.S. official tells Fox News.  Al-Rahman was a Libyan national who was considered Al Qaeda’s operational leader before rising to the No. 2 spot following Usama bin Laden’s death in May.  Al-Rahman’s death is a big blow to the terrorist group and comes as U.S. officials have said in the aftermath of bin Laden’s killing that a few more high-profile deaths could break Al Qaeda’s back.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says al-Rahman was killed Aug. 22 in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan. That’s the same day a US drone strike in Waziristan.  The Associated Press contributed to this report