BREAKING — The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a drone strike over the weekend, three people briefed on the operation told POLITICO.
The strike was conducted by the CIA, according to two of the people, with one saying it took place in Kabul.
Al-Zawahri was an Egyptian who took over al Qaeda after the U.S. killed its longtime leader, Osama bin Laden, in 2011. He never achieved the household name status of his predecessor, but Al-Zawahri’s killing is nonetheless a major win for the United States in the ongoing struggle against Islamist terrorism, especially as the United Nations warns that the terrorist group is outpacing its peers — like the Islamic State — as a long-term global threat, write Alexander Ward, Nahal Toosi and Lara Seligman.
In a statement to reporters, a senior Biden administration official said “over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties.”
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The U.S. killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike over the weekend, according to three people briefed on the operation. Watch Biden's remarks at 7:30 p.m. ET on POLITICO's homepage.
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I like Presidents who kill Terrorists.
Not play golf with them.
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