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Al Qaeda's Number 3 Leader Mustafa al-Yazid aka Sheik Saeed al-Masri
WN.com - Articles related to Links with al-Qaida obstacle to Afghan peace: Analysis 2010
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Remember that "Yazid" [the 2nd caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, who was responsible for the murder of Hussein and his family at the battle of Karbala, creating the foundational event of Shi'i theology] thought of himself as a Muslim either.
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Then I again believed that 'Yazid' is not dead yet, he is still alive.
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According to my information and knowledge, perhaps after the Karbala incident, no Muslim parents gave their child, the name 'Yazid'.
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However, Hussein accepting the leadership of Yazid would mean legitimizing a corrupt drunkard who engaged in pedophilia among other vices.
Amin G. Aaser: Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest Amin G. Aaser 2011
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Pressure was put on Hussein to accept the authority of Yazid; the climax of which occurred in the desert of Karbala, when Hussein and his group of 120 friends and family were surrounded by the forces of Yazid, numbering in more than 30,000 yes, that is the right number of zeros.
Amin G. Aaser: Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest Amin G. Aaser 2011
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The militant who previously held that position, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was killed in an earlier drone strike last May.
Pakistan blocks Nato supply route to Afghanistan Declan Walsh in Islamabad 2010
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Yazid's reign was soon toppled, lasting only three years.
Amin G. Aaser: Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest Amin G. Aaser 2011
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The forces of Yazid spared no one, even decapitating the 6-month-old baby of Hussein.
Amin G. Aaser: Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest Amin G. Aaser 2011
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At this point, Hussein was posed a final ultimatum: accept the leadership of Yazid or be mercilessly butchered.
Amin G. Aaser: Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest Amin G. Aaser 2011
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