Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in drone strike Al-Zawahri helped plot the 9/11 terrorist attacks with Osama bin Laden. (NCD)WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped plot the 9/11 terrorist attacks with Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Monday. The world is safer following the death of al Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. “Congratulations to the Biden Administration and all those brave Americans involved in the successful counterterrorism operation against al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahri,” Graham tweeted Monday evening. “The world is better off without al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, and I commend the brave men and women who helped bring about his demise,” Inhofe said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post August 02, 2022 08:12 UTC