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May 29 2012
News
Al Qaeda No. 2 Killed in NATO Strike in Afghanistan
NATO forces in Afghanistan have killed al Qaeda's second highest-ranking leader in the country.
Officials say Sakhr al-Taifi and another al Qaeda terrorist were killed Sunday in an airstrike in the Kunar province near the Pakistan border. No civilians were harmed in the attack.
Al-Taifi commanded foreign insurgents in Afghanistan, directing attacks against NATO and Afghan forces
CBN
Jun 05 2012
News
US Drone Targets Al Qaeda's Second in Command
U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan continue to escalate.
Officials say al Qaeda's second in command was the target of the latest strike in the North Waziristan region Monday.
Abu Yahia al-Libi is thought to have been in the house that was hit, but it's still uncertain if he was killed.
Pakistani officials say at least 15 people were killed in the airstrike, one of several in
CBN
Sep 27 2012
News
Clinton: Yes, Al Qaeda Was Involved in Libya Attack
First, it was a random mob upset about a video that spun out of control. Then, it was a planned attack because of a video, but not planned far in advance.
Townhall
Aug 04 2022
Opinion
Al Qaeda leader Zawahri's death and questions that need answers
President Biden gave a rare primetime address Monday night to announce that the CIA, on his orders, conducted a drone strike that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri. Zawahri is a longtime radical Islamist leader who succeeded Usama bin Laden as head of al Qaeda in 2011 and masterminded the deadly terrorist attacks against the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
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Fox News (Opinion)
Aug 01 2022
News
Republicans join Democrats in praising Biden for death of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle praised the White House on Monday after it was announced that the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had been killed by a drone strike in Afghanistan.
Republicans and Democrats alike were quick to commend President Biden for taking action against the 71-year-old terrorist. Zawahiri, a one-time surgeon, had led al Qaeda since the 2011 death of
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 04 2022
Analysis
Inside the decades-long quest to kill al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
US intelligence had hunted al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri for decades — then spent several months meticulously planning his death once he was traced to Afghanistan, where he was put up as a guest of the ruling Taliban following the disastrous US withdrawal last year.
The coward who co-planned the Sept. 11 attacks had become the world’s most wanted terrorist soon after his cohort,
New York Post (News)
Aug 01 2022
News
Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda Leader and 9/11 Strategist, Dies at 71
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, a founding member of the jihadist movement and one of the key strategists behind an international campaign of terror that culminated in the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. congressional officials said. He was 71.
From his days as a young medical student who organized underground Islamist cells in Cairo
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 04 2022
Analysis
Drone Strike That Killed al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Raises Tactical Questions on Threat From Afghanistan
The CIA drone strike that killed al Qaeda’s leader over the weekend demonstrates potent U.S. capabilities to target individual terror chieftains, but leaves unanswered the question of whether Washington can remotely thwart plots in Afghanistan before they become a threat.
Senior U.S. officials said that Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a strike in Kabul on Sunday morning by Hellfire
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 02 2022
News
Al-Zawahiri Killed
“Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.” (Reuters)
Both sides praise the strike but worry about the fact that Zawahiri was hiding in Kabul.
The Flip Side
Oct 25 2021
News
U.S. airstrike kills senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria, DOD says
A U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria on Friday killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
Why it matters: Syria serves as a "safe haven" for the extremist group to plan external operations, according to U.S. Army Maj. John Rigsbee.
What they're saying: "The removal of this al-Qaeda senior leader will disrupt the terrorist
Axios