Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike
Ayman al-Zawahiri was the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, who oversaw the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
By ROMAN MEITAV
Published: AUGUST 2, 2022
The United States carried out a counterterrorism operation against a "significant" al Qaeda target in Afghanistan over the weekend, US officials said on Monday, marking the first known US operation since American troops and diplomats left the country last year.
The target, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, who oversaw the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, alongside the group’s founder, Osama bin Laden, according to The Washington Post.
With other senior al Qaeda members, Zawahiri is believed to have plotted the October 12, 2000 attack on the USS Cole naval vessel in Yemen which killed 17 US sailors and injured more than 30 others, the Rewards for Justice website said.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri was the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, who oversaw the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
By ROMAN MEITAV
Published: AUGUST 2, 2022
The United States carried out a counterterrorism operation against a "significant" al Qaeda target in Afghanistan over the weekend, US officials said on Monday, marking the first known US operation since American troops and diplomats left the country last year.
The target, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists, who oversaw the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, alongside the group’s founder, Osama bin Laden, according to The Washington Post.
With other senior al Qaeda members, Zawahiri is believed to have plotted the October 12, 2000 attack on the USS Cole naval vessel in Yemen which killed 17 US sailors and injured more than 30 others, the Rewards for Justice website said.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-713680