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US takes out Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in 'successful' Afghanistan counterterrorism operation
 [FOX] Two intelligence sources tell Fox News Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri was killed in the CIA drone strike.
The United States conducted a "successful" counterterrorism operation against a "significant" Al Qaeda target Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan over the weekend, a senior administration official told Fox News.
President Biden on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. E.T. is expected to address the nation from the White House on the operation.
"Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan," the senior administration official told Fox News Monday. "The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties."
| Courtesy of Airandee, from the Daily Mail: |
CIA drone strike kills Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri in Kabul after FBI put $25m bounty on his head: Taliban calls hit 'a violation of international principles' - as Biden prepares for 7:30 p.m. address
- President Joe Biden will address the nation Monday night after al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend
- Al-Zawahiri was Osama bin Laden's number two
- Biden, who remains in isolation after a rebound case of covid, will make the address from the first floor balcony off the blue room of the White House
- Remarks will take place at 7:30 pm ET
- 'Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan,' a senior official said
- 'The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties,' the senior administration official noted
- Al-Zawahiri was on the FBI's most-wanted terrorist list with a $25 million reward
- Al-Zawahiri, 71, took over al Qaeda after bin Laden's death in 2011
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-08-01 |
