Islamic terrorist and al-Qaeda leader (1951–2022)
Did the US use a secret weapon to kill Al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri?
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Cold-blooded and notorious: This is the new al-Qaeda boss: His temper is notorious: the Egyptian Said al-Adl, formerly a lieutenant colonel in the Egyptian ...
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US says Iran-based Egyptian Saif al-Adel is new al Qaeda chief: Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 ...
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Egyptian jihadist Seif al-Adl is the new leader of Al-Qaeda | Africanews: Jihadist Seif al-Adl, a former member of Egypt's Special Forces based in Iran ...
africanews.com/2023/02/16/egyptian-jihadist-seif-al-adl-is-the-new-leader-of-al-qaeda/
Al Qaeda succession after al-Zawahiri's death still unclear -U.S. official: The succession of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/al-qaeda-succession-after-al-zawahiris-death-still-unclear-us-official-2023-01-10/
Al Qaeda releases video it claims is narrated by leader al-Zawahiri who was believed dead -SITE
reuters.com/world/al-qaeda-releases-video-it-claims-is-narrated-by-leader-al-zawahiri-who-was-2022-12-23/
Al Qaeda Is Planning to Fake the Death of Ayman al Zawahiri its Dead Leader: Six months after he was taken out by a U.S. airstrike, al Qaeda is working on a plan ...
thedailybeast.com/al-qaeda-is-planning-to-fake-the-death-of-ayman-al-zawahiri-its-dead-leader
Morning Brief: Al-Zawahiri dead or alive? Musks Twitter removes suicide prevention prompts and more
wionews.com/world/morning-brief-al-zawahiri-dead-or-alive-musks-twitter-removes-suicide-prevention-prompts-and-more-546228
Quick Glance: "ThereIsHelp": Twitter temporarily deleted the suicide prevention assistance tool.
- Almost every day, something new about Twitter under Elon Musk captures the public's interest.
- The removal of a feature sparked outrage after the network's newly appointed CEO recently lost his own vote of confidence and subsequently supported conspiracy theories and insulted a developer in an online argument.
Al-Qaeda's 'Bizarre' Silence Over Killed Leader: Five months after the United States announced the killing of Al-Qaeda's leader Ayman ...
ndtv.com/world-news/al-qaedas-bizarre-silence-over-killed-leader-3661481
India to buy MQ-9 Reaper, the drone that killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri: The US had reportedly used the MQ-9 Reaper drone for an air strike on a ...
firstpost.com/india/india-to-buy-mq-9-reaper-the-drone-that-killed-al-qaeda-chief-ayman-al-zawahiri-11848261.html
First on CNN: Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July
cnn.com/2022/10/08/politics/us-taliban-talks-wasiq-qatar/
U.S. CIA's in-house museum adds new spy exhibits: They like to call it 'the greatest museum you'll never see.'
reuters.com/world/us/us-cias-in-house-museum-adds-new-spy-exhibits-2022-09-24/
CIA Unveils Model of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Safe House in Revamped Museum: Closed to the public, the museum chronicles agency’s highs and lows, including killing of ...
wsj.com/articles/cia-unveils-model-of-ayman-al-zawahiris-safe-house-in-revamped-museum-11664052600
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Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in Afghanistan: Some western countries expressed grave concern about the presence and operations of ...
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CIA reveals secrets of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s lair: A table-top model of the safe house where the al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by an ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/cia-reveals-secrets-of-al-qaeda-chief-ayman-al-zawahiris-lair-rfs8pf9v7
Paid articlePaid Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-say-theyve-not-found-body-al-qaeda-leader-2022-08-25/
Biden touts foreign policy, killing of al-Zawahiri in 9/11 speech: President Biden on Sunday touted the killings of two al Qaeda leaders following the 9/11 ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3637963-biden-touts-foreign-policy-killing-of-al-zawahiri-in-9-11-speech/
The death of al-Qaeda’s leader may not halt a jihadist resurgence: The group and its affiliates will march on, even without Ayman al-Zawahiri
economist.com/asia/2022/08/02/the-death-of-al-qaedas-leader-may-not-halt-a-jihadist-resurgence
Quick Glance: US drone strike kills Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
- President Joe Biden announced Monday that a US drone strike killed Al Qaeda commander Ayman al-Zawahiri in an Afghan capital bunker, adding that "justice had been delivered" to the relatives of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Biden said in a solemn televised message that he gave the final approval for the high-precision assault that successfully struck Zawahiri in Afghanistan's capital over the weekend.
- "What we know is that the senior Haqqani Taliban were aware of his presence in Kabul," the Biden official added.
- Some militants questioned the legitimacy of the story that he had been slain, while others believed Zawahiri had attained his desire for "martyrdom."
Retired Gen. Jack Keane says ‘we’re right back where we started’ in Afghanistan one year after withdrawal
thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3601825-retired-gen-jack-keane-says-were-right-back-where-we-started-in-afghanistan-one-year-after-withdrawal/
Retired general: US has ‘very limited ability’ to see into Afghanistan: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on Sunday warned about what he sees as a reduced intelligence ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/3637929-retired-general-us-has-very-limited-ability-to-see-into-afghanistan/
Fears, Uncertainty Torment West With Taliban in Charge of Afghan Security : One year after fall of Kabul, questions about threat Afghanistan poses to rest of ...
voanews.com/a/how-afghanistan-s-militant-groups-are-evolving-under-taliban-rule/6492194.html
'Sometimes we eat dinner, sometimes we don't.' Afghan food crisis poses dilemma for the West one year after Taliban takeover
cnn.com/2022/08/15/asia/afghanistan-poverty-taliban-anniversary-intl-cmd/
Hellfire attack on Ayman al-Zawahiri: death, killing, murder?: Drone strike on al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri raises questions - including for reporting here
freitag.de/autoren/katharina-koerting/hellfire-angriff-auf-al-zawahiri-tod-toetung-mord
Al Qaeda’s Next Move: For al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death poses an immediate challenge of succession and a long-term challenge of resolving internal tensions ...
foreignaffairs.com/world/al-qaedas-next-move
Quick Glance: Commentary: The US assassination of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri raises numerous questions
- The presence of terrorist organizations within Afghanistan is a violation of the Doha Accord, leave alone the threat posed by their apparent growth.
- The report also confirmed that Zawahiri was living and communicating freely in Afghanistan: "Zawahiri's apparent increased comfort and ability to communicate has coincided with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the consolidation of power of key Al-Qaeda allies within their de facto administration."
- It was the first US drone strike inside Afghanistan since American soldiers left last year.
Death of al-Zawahiri reduces risks of another 9/11 but will not deter lone wolves
thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3589721-death-of-al-zawahri-reduces-risks-of-another-9-11-but-will-not-deter-lone-wolves/
US strike ‘destroyed everything,’ Zawahiri’s body not found, says Taliban: Taliban said it had ordered a comprehensive and serious investigation on Zawahiris ...
wionews.com/south-asia/zawahiris-body-not-found-says-taliban-506489
How the Hellfire missiles took out al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri with minimal collateral damage
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hellfire-missiles-al-qaeda-leader-al-zawahiri-minimal/story
The killing of the Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri raised questions about how the US carried out the attack. Now Taliban has named Pakistan for the first ... Show more wionews.com/videos
New US intelligence assessment finds al Qaeda 'has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan'
cnn.com/2022/08/14/politics/us-intelligence-assessment-afghanistan/
CIA museum unveils model of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Afghanistan hideout
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Ayman al-Zawahiri got the death he deserved: One lesson of al-Zawahiri’s career is that violent Islamism will never have the widespread appeal of which he ...
spectator.co.uk/article/ayman-al-zawahiri-got-the-death-he-deserved
Inside the mission to kill Zawahiri: Months of planning before the strike: After hunting the co-planner of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for more than two decades ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/02/zawahiri-drone-operation-kabul/
Joe Biden, thank heavens, is making yet another great comeback: But between now and the November midterms, surprise developments could have major repercussions ...
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Paid articlePaid Taliban Ties With al Qaeda Endure, as Terrorist Leader Killed by U.S. in Afghan Capital
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Taliban government under fire as US kills al-Qaida chief hiding in Kabul
- The safe house is located in Kabul's posh Shirpur neighborhood, which is home to several Taliban leaders who have relocated to mansions owned by former top Afghan officials of the deposed Western-backed government.
- Since 2016, Sirajuddin Haqqani has also served as the Taliban movement's first deputy leader.
- The US government has a $10 million bounty on him for "numerous significant kidnappings and attacks against U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, the Afghan government and civilian targets."
- Other Taliban leaders have spoken out against the Haqqanis' deadly attacks on civilians in Kabul and abroad.
BREAKING: Pres. Biden announces al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, has been killed in a drone strike in Kabul ... Show more https://abcn.ws/3BzIXOA
Quick Glance: Biden: Assassinating al-Qaida head is long-awaited "justice"
- In an evening address from the White House, President Obama stated that US intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahri to a residence in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family.
- According to a senior intelligence official, the residence Al-Zawahri was in when he was killed was owned by a major adviser to senior Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.
- Officials eventually discovered that al-Zawahri was also present at the Kabul safe house.
- The information was given to Biden by Sullivan as US intelligence officers developed "a pattern of life through multiple independent sources of information to inform the operation," according to the official.
How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are digging into Africa: The terrorist group’s African franchises are now punchier than those in the Middle East
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/08/11/how-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state-are-digging-into-africa
How Joe Biden and his team decided to kill the world's most wanted terrorist: Before he gave the order to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, President Joe Biden wanted ...
cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/ayman-al-zawahiri-death-white-house-joe-biden/
US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in CIA drone strike, source says: Joe Biden is set to address Americans on Monday evening following what the White ...
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How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are digging into Africa: The terrorist group’s African franchises are now punchier than those in the Middle East
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/08/11/how-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state-are-digging-into-africa
Death of Al Qaeda Leader Sets Off Succession Race for Terrorist Group: Top candidate to replace Ayman al-Zawahiri is an Egyptian former special-forces soldier ...
wsj.com/articles/death-of-al-qaeda-leader-sets-off-succession-race-for-terrorist-group-11659641229
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Zawahiri’s Death Is Anticlimactic to Al Qaeda's Demise: His moves as leader of the shrinking group were watched more by analysts than by jihadists
newlinesmag.com/argument/zawahiris-death-is-anticlimactic-to-al-qaedas-demise/
#Gravitas | Experts believe the US drone that killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri flew through Pakistani airspace. What role did Islamabad play in this ... Show more Palki S Upadhyay https://www.wionews.com/live-tv
Drone Strike That Killed al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Raises Tactical Questions on Threat From Afghanistan
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US grandstanding only makes the world a more dangerous place: I COULDN’T help but notice a curious headline on a Washington Post editorial the other day.
thenational.scot/politics/20598920.us-grandstanding-makes-world-dangerous-place/
Quick Glance: Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit: Singapore and Malaysia ought to be more than a footnote in the US-China conflict
- Singapore thinks stable US-China ties are critical as Pelosi remains silent on Taiwan. I cannot speak for either government, but as a foreign policy observer, I believe Malaysia and Singapore
- as well as much of the surrounding area
- I had hoped that the visit by the congressional group led by Pelosi would not be overshadowed by its stop in Taiwan.
- No government in their right mind wants to be the opening act every time an American political bigwig visits the region under the guise of engagement while secretly plotting to pinch China.
Talk to the Taliban—but Don’t Trust Them: Mistrust of the Taliban is warranted, but modest forms of cooperation in key areas could help stabilize Afghanistan ...
foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/talk-taliban-dont-trust-them
Al-Zawahiri was killed in downtown Kabul after being tracked down by the Biden administration.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri — the FBI’s ... Show more
Talk to the Taliban—but Don’t Trust Them: Mistrust of the Taliban is warranted, but modest forms of cooperation in key areas could help stabilize Afghanistan ...
foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/talk-taliban-dont-trust-them
Post Politics Now: Senate Democrats seeking a big win by week’s end: Democrats are trying to pass an economic package blessed by President Biden that aims to ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/01/senate-democrats-biden-pelosi-taiwan/
Al Qaeda’s Next Move: For al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death poses an immediate challenge of succession and a long-term challenge of resolving internal tensions ...
foreignaffairs.com/world/al-qaedas-next-move
US: Al Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan - Biden issues sharp threat: The US military apparently planned the attack for a long time: the US killed the head of ...
morgenpost.de/politik/usa-afghanistan-al-kaida-chef-al-sawahiri-hellfire-rakete-kabul-id236048507.html
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda since 2011, is "no more", according to U.S. President Joe Biden ... Show more
The world's most wanted terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed.
As the joint mastermind behind the September 11 attacks ... Show more http://9Soci.al/Ix1C50K96Au #9News
Axelrod: Biden wins may reduce midterm headwinds facing Democrats to ‘Category 3’
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3584302-axelrod-biden-wins-may-reduce-midterm-headwinds-facing-democrats-to-category-3/
Joe Biden hails a blow against terrorism. But the killing of Sawahiri was as much a breach of law as the murder of a Georgian Islamist in Berlin - Die ...
weltwoche.ch/daily/joe-biden-bejubelt-einen-schlag-gegen-den-terrorismus-doch-die-toetung-von-sawahiri-war-genauso-ein-rechtsbruch-wie-der-mord-an-einem-russischen-islamisten-in-berlin/
9/11 New York Fire Chief: Zawahiri death gives us closure and a sense of unity: Joseph Pfeifer was the first fire chief on the scene at the World Trade Center on ...
news.sky.com/story/9-11-new-york-fire-chief-zawahiri-death-gives-us-closure-and-a-sense-of-unity-12664504
Here are 5⃣ stories you need to know today: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan, Kentucky floods have killed at least ... Show more
US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan; Biden says "justice has been delivered".
al-Zawahiri was the mastermind ... Show more https://www.wionews.com/live-tv
Biden’s victories look a lot like defeats: Joe Biden’s week did not get off to a good start. When running for office in 2020 he repeatedly boasted that he was ...
spectator.co.uk/article/biden-s-victories-look-a-lot-like-defeats
Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes conspiracy theory on Al Qaeda leader's death: "Is there proof?"
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Who is Brittney Griner and what is her fate in Russia?: Brittney Griner, 31, is a two-time Olympic champion and star player in the Women’s National Basket
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Lavrov said Russia is willing to discuss prisoner swaps with the US following Griner's conviction.
- "We put forward, as you know, a substantial proposal that Russia should engage with us on.
- And what Foreign Minister Lavrov said this morning and said publicly is that they are prepared to engage through channels we've established to do just that.
- And we'll be pursuing that,"
- And, as Foreign Minister Lavrov stated this morning and publicly, they are willing to engage through the channels we have established to do so.
- And we'll look into that," Blinken said at a press conference.
- Earlier on Friday, a US State Department official told reporters that Russia had given no "serious response" to a planned swap.
- Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters that Russia would not discuss the possibility of a transfer publicly.
- "The Americans have already made this mistake," he declared on Friday.
Tight-lipped Taliban leaders gather after US says Zawahiri killed: Officials of the Islamist group, long-time allies of al Qaeda, initially confirmed the Sunday ...
jpost.com/middle-east/article-713808
Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Vice President of Audio? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/slate-news-quiz-jackie-walorski-ayman-al-zawahiri-bill-russell.html
'Justice Has Been Delivered': Biden Hails Ayman al-Zawahiri Killing as Sign of America's Resolve
time.com/6202703/biden-al-zawahiri-al-qaeda-afghanistan/
US drone strike kills 9/11 attacks mastermind Zawahiri in Kabul: A US drone strike has killed Al Qaeda terrorist chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in the ...
rfi.fr/en/international/20220802-us-drone-strike-kills-9-11-attacks-mastermind-zawahiri-in-kabul
Trump skipped chance to kill al-Qaeda leader, name was unfamiliar: NBC: Biden announced on Monday that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda ...
businessinsider.com/trump-skipped-chance-kill-al-qaeda-leader-name-unfamiliar-nbc-2022-8
Biden tests positive again for COVID-19, experiencing return of a loose cough: President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again and is experiencing a loose ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3584485-biden-tests-positive-again-for-covid-19-experiencing-return-of-a-loose-cough/
Así fue como la CIA localizó al líder de Al Qaeda: La inteligencia de EE. UU. encontró pruebas de que Aymán al Zawahiri había regresado a Afganistán y permanecía ...
nytimes.com/es/2022/08/03/espanol/cia-al-zawahiri.html
Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Killing Could be a Blessing in Disguise for the Taliban: The high-profile killing is a rude awakening call for the Taliban to reconsider ...
thediplomat.com/2022/08/ayman-al-zawahiris-killing-could-be-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-the-taliban/
Drone War : As in game: In Afghanistan or Ukraine, drones are part of everyday wartime. They reduce collateral damage and the loss of friendly troops ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-08/drohnen-technologie-krieg-afghanistan-ukraine
Paid articlePaid Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Killing Could be a Blessing in Disguise for the Taliban: The high-profile killing is a rude awakening call for the Taliban to reconsider ...
thediplomat.com/2022/08/ayman-al-zawahiris-killing-could-be-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-the-taliban/
Pak Denies Taliban Claim That US Used Its Airspace To Kill Al Qaeda Leader: Report
ndtv.com/world-news/pak-denies-taliban-claim-that-us-used-its-airspace-to-kill-al-qaeda-leader-report-3295183
After a 21-year manhunt the CIA used a 'secret weapon' to kill one of the mastermind's behind the 9/11 terror attacks ... Show more
World must not wash its hands of Afghanistan: HONOLULU – A year after the fall of Kabul and the end of the US military mission in Afghanistan ...
asiatimes.com/2022/08/world-must-not-wash-its-hands-of-afghanistan/
Nancy Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan today, Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda, is killed and BP’s profits soar as the energy giant benefits from ... Show more econ.trib.al/lodZlLw
Somalia ends Mogadishu hotel siege; at least 21 dead: Somalia security forces said on Sunday they ended a siege on the upscale Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu that ...
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The only way to “win” the war on terrorism is to end it: Ayman al-Zawahiri is dead. America’s globe-spanning counterterrorism operations will go on.
vox.com/world/2022/8/3/23289167/zawahiri-war-terror-afghanistan-us-biden
“It seems to have been a pretty clinical, precise operation”—America kills the leader of al-Qaeda
economist.com/podcasts/2022/08/02/it-seems-to-have-been-a-pretty-clinical-precise-operation-america-kills-the-leader-of-al-qaeda
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