Headline Roundup • August 1st, 2022
Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda Leader and 9/11 Strategist, Killed in US Drone Strike
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, a key mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed in a drone strike attack on Saturday night. He was 71.
President Joe Biden on Monday night confirmed the move in a speech from the White House, emphasizing that "justice has been delivered" and labeling the mission as a "total success." He also confirmed that there were no civilian casualties and that al-Zawahiri's family members were left unscathed. The attack marks the most significant move against al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden, whom al-Zawahiri succeeded after his death in 2011.
Outlets across the spectrum highlighted how Democrats and Republicans similarly praised the Biden administration for its "successful counterterrorism operation" against the al Qaeda leader.
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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 to his years as Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant in al Qaeda, Zawahiri was a seminal figure of modern jihad as it transformed from a movement seeking...
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One of the key masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks was killed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to the White House.
Ayman al-Zawarhi, the Egyptian militant who assumed leadership of the Al Qaeda terror group after the death of Osama Bin Laden, was killed in a drone-strike over the weekend, President Joe Biden said in a primetime announcement to the nation.
“On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the Emir of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawarhi,” Biden said. “He was...
Fox News
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 Osama bin Laden.
"Congratulations to the Biden Administration and all those brave Americans involved in the successful counterterrorism operation against al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri," said Sen. Lindsey Graham,...
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