yman al-Zawahiri, the elusive leader of al-Qaeda who played a key role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and took over the transnational terrorist franchise following Osama bin Laden’s death in 2011, was killed in a U.S. drone strike Sunday morning in Kabul.
The assassination marks an end of an era for the shadowy group, which has proven resilient despite more than two decades of war. U.S. intelligence estimates only a few hundred core al-Qaeda members remain, most of them living in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with its leadership ranks decimated.
The path to Zawahiri’s demise began several years ago when the U.S. government picked up on a terror network it believed was concealing the al-Qaeda leader and his family, the senior official said. Then last year, U.S. intelligence began watching for indications that he may let his guard down with the Taliban’s reemergence to power in Afghanistan. “This year, we identified as the Zawahiri family, his wife, his daughter and her children relocated to a safe-house in Kabul,” the official said.
U.S. intelligence observed Zawahiri and also investigated the construction and nature of the safe-house, so that “we could confidently conduct an operation to kill” him without threatening the structural integrity of the building and while minimizing the risk to his family and nearby civilians, the official said. “We convened a team of independent analysts to review all data surrounding the identity of the occupants of the safe house,” the official said.
On July 25, Biden convened cabinet members and advisors for a final briefing on the intelligence assessment. At the end of the meeting, he authorized a drone strike. The authorization meant the U.S. government could conduct the strike as soon as an opportunity was available.
Mr. biden in america such kind of poeople like you, george bush and trump as well, so much destroy multiple countries iraq, Afghanistan and much more but in the end what you got, still nothing and yet doing contineously wrong
for 9/11?
REST IN PEACE & THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. ✈️🌇🔥
Biden should also have hailed the killing of Al Shabbab leader by Ethiopian Forces while they tried to infiltrate in to the country.
Justice has been delivered yet nothing happened to the Saudis and never will.
Congratulations. Let's go Brandon. Still no word on the Fentanyl smuggler though?
Justice is a matter of the rule of law in a democracy. This was cowardly murder that takes away the dignity of the victims of 9/11. JoeBiden POTUS
lSl Pakistan dials ClA station head - “ Zawahari dead due to illness / old age. Do we give him a quiet burial in a secret grave ?” ClA - “Hold on”. Will call back in a couple of hours.
अल जवाहिरी को पाकिस्तान ने मरवाया है l पाकिस्तान की सूचना पर ही अमेरिका ने अल जवाहिरी को मारा हैl पाकिस्तान कर्जा में डूबा हुआ है उसे पैसे की बहुत जरूरत है अब अमेरिका उस पर करोड़ों डॉलर की बरसात करेगा और वह और पाकिस्तान अमेरिका से मिले करोड़ो डॉलर से लाखो ओसामा बिन लादेन बनाएगा l
Equating “American resolve” with death from above is not a good look
So he died again.
Was he an 'Austere religious scholor' like the one Trump got? Or is this one rightfully being labeled a terrorist?
1 Afghan Taliban sheltered Zawahiri 2 Pakistan sheltered Osama USA entered into these sovereign nations and killed them. Now please don't condem India when we go after Hafiz & Dawood in Pakistan. Presidents is set now as national security matters for India too. We must unite.
Who, besides trump, mikepompeo & NikkiHaley, thought that trusting terrorists to not harbor other terrorists was a smart move?
The man died of old age...
These kind of weapons (with sword like projections) are not acceptable, nope , it's inhumane - we should not allow these weapons to be used by any party - the guy needs to be tried in court - he cannot be executed using drone - not acceptable. 🤷🏼
Disinformation.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Justice has been delivered? Did we kill MBS?
Joke is on them who believe this. Zawahiri was dead even before the drone attack.
Is it just me or is it REALLY obvious they are just desperately trying to get Biden a win. Like, really obvious.
The CIA the ones that kill innocent woman and children in underdeveloped countries tell you a person Ayman al-Zawahiri exists and he's very bad. What reason do you have to believe them? Do they have credibility? Is he a fictional character that doesn't exist? Most likely he is
How embarrassing-spent 20 years, killed thousands of civilians, lost hundreds of troops and spent trillions of dollars in Afghanistan and only got him now
Justice have been served… yes… but this action might cause further terrorism attacks as revenge. US was meant to withdraw - and done an attack via drones. Surely taliban won’t leave it be. There will be consequences, and that is just scary as hell.
He was an eye surgeon, another muslim scholar 😌
Good!
Now if only they could get those other masterminds...
Great! I guess there will always be collateral damage in war. I just wish the 'good' guys would at least acknowledge it.
Funny how these thing happen at convenient times if I was a suspicious person 🤔
Resolve….disagree, a country beset on murder and violence. Meddling in other countries, creating chaos, blaming others. A devious country.
While Trump took in 9/11 terrorist money into his golf course Biden authorized to take out its 2nd in command. Thanks Brandon
trust every single thing the USA say trust every single thing Biden says
Usame Bin(ELF) La DI N. Burdakiler MEB yapmış,pembe yapmış ....
It was the high inflation that hit him hard and the poor bastard didn’t know it’s transitionary
Hope I live long enough for the Afghanis to start war with the Chinese. That would be quality.
Her going there will enable China to take over Taiwan. ONE BIG PLAN. Remember the Hong Kong protests against the CCP. Well, Covid allowed China to get Hk. This Pelosi trip hands over Taiwan. THEY SAID TRUMP WAS DANGEROUS TO THE WORLD.SINCE BIDEN, RUSSIA HAS ATTACKED AND NOW CHINA
This is rallying moment for the abundant of failed policies.
Oh my brain dead Biden crawled out of the basement? Go get them Braden
下一個會是習近平嗎？
MisInformaion, DisInformation, FakeNews ... If their claims defy; logic, science, the evidence - - they're probably wrong. But if they can *CONTROL THE NARRATIVE* ... ... could they even convince HEALTHY people they're SICK?
I'm sure it will be reported that the drone strike also hit a hospital and a wedding party.
Well done Pakistan for giving zawahari to US 👍👍👍👍👍
Better the devil you know
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