Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to US media reports
Current and former officials began hearing on Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until his death could be confirmed, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter."Now justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more," he added.Other family members were present, but they were unharmed and only Zawahiri was killed, they added.
Al-Zawahiri, an eye surgeon who helped found the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group, took over the leadership of al Qaida following the killing by US forces of Bin Laden in May 2011.Speaking on August 31, 2021, after the last US troops left Afghanistan, Mr Biden said the US would not let up on its fight against terrorism in that country or elsewhere."We just don't need to fight a ground war to do it.
Previewing the strike that would occur 11 months later, Mr Biden said at the time: "We have what's called over-the-horizon capabilities, which means we can strike terrorists and targets without American boots on the ground - or very few, if needed."
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