August 12, 2022
The US drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri in Kabul last weekend shook Americans, reminding them that Islamist extremists are still active. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the rise of China, climate change and the COVID pandemic are among the many pressing issues that have relegated foreign terrorism to the rearview mirror. And
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Taliban said on Thursday they were unaware that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was staying in Kabul four days after his arrest. killed by US drone strike in the Afghan capital. In a bid to reverse terse comments released by the Taliban on Tuesday after President Biden
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CNN — The Taliban claimed they were unaware of this Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri resided in the Afghan capital of Kabul where the United States said he was killed in drone strike during the weekend. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has no information about Ayman al-Zawahiri’s arrival and stay in Kabul,” the Taliban said in
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WASHINGTON — Intelligence officers made a crucial discovery this spring after tracking al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri to Kabul, Afghanistan: He liked to read alone on the balcony of his safe house early in the morning. Analysts are looking for that kind of intelligence on life patterns, any habit that the CIA can exploit. In al-Zawahri’s
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The identification was made by geolocating and verifying the authenticity of three photos circulating on social networks since Sunday, in addition to using high-resolution archive satellite images. Zawahiri was on the balcony when the strike took place, US President Joe Biden said in a speech Monday night. CNN contacted the National Security Council for comment
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The murders of the main terrorist leaders have become increasingly commonplace, as the attacks they used to plot or inspire diminish their impact on the West, and the West’s counterterrorism capability grows. But eliminating al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on a balcony in one of Kabul’s swankiest neighborhoods – a city from which the US retreated
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BEIRUT — As two US Hellfire missiles slammed into the balcony of a house in downtown Kabul early Sunday morning and killed Ayman Zawahirithe 71-year-old leader of al-Qaeda had become increasingly irrelevant to the organization he once helped turn into one of the largest in the world. dangerous jihadist groups. For his role as a
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While the terrorist group has no shortage of suitors, its ranks are thinner and more geographically dispersed than 10 or 20 years ago. Here’s what we know about who Al-Qaeda’s next leader could be. The man named by many analysts as Zawahiri’s successor is Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian commando who is one of the
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The United States announced on Monday that it had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan, ending a 21-year-old manhunt for the terrorist leader, who was instrumental in the September 29 attacks. 11, 2001, and who took command of al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden. The killing of al-Zawahri, who was
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Saudi Arabia welcomed the US announcement of the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports that the statement came shortly after the president Joe Biden announced that the United States had killed one of the world’s most wanted terrorists and one of the masterminds of the September 11 attacks in
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