Septuagenarian leader of terrorist group dead from CIA drone strike. x Yes - “US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan” nice work and addresses some of our ability to continue Counterrorism in Afghanistan post withdrawal https://t.co/S0HoAbrr6w — Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) August 1, 2022(CNN)The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, had remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed Osama Bin Laden. ET on "a successful counterterrorism operation" against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the White House said Monday. "Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan.

Source: CNN August 01, 2022 22:07 UTC