Published 2 years ago

Who is Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Summary by Ground News

Ayman al-Zawahri, who led al-Qaida since Osama bin Laden's death in 2011, is dead from a U.S. drone strike on a residential area in Kabul. Peter Bergen: His death is an end of an era, but he will face many difficulties in trying to revive the once-dominant jihadi organization. He says the core group has not done a successful attack on the United States or Europe since 2005.

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Times of India

Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo physician to Al-Qaeda leader

Zawahiri, 71, was killed in a U.S. drone strike, U.S. President Joe Biden said on live television on Monday evening. U.S. officials said the attack took place on Sunday in the Afghan capital Kabul.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?

A former eye surgeon from Egypt, he took over the terror network after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

2 Prez, 2 Al-Qaeda Leaders & Similar Strikes: How US Followed Bin Laden's Blueprint to Kill Ayman al-Zawahiri

Osama bin was killed in a dramatic night-time raid by US helicopters and troops on his hideout in Abbottabad in Pakistan in 2011

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike, Joe Biden says

President ordered strike on Kabul safe house in Afghanistan during high-level meeting, administration says. Plus, space debris found in Australia

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Explained | Who was al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri?

How was Zawahiri’s stint as leader of the terrorist outfit different from that of his predecessor Osama bin Laden?

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Details of the planning and drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader al-Zawahri

As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri's decade-long reign as the leader of al Qaeda. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months.

2 years ago·Canada

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