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Zawahiri strike gives Biden counter-terrorism strategy boost, but concerns persist

The CIA drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri delivered a long-sought win for U.S. President Joe Biden's counter-terrorism strategy, officials and experts said on Tuesday, but also sharpened concerns about militants' presence in Afghanistan.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

The Killing of Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri: How it Happened

Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony. But the US government had not given up…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022

Fears 'ninja' airstrike that wiped out al-Qaeda leader will spark fresh attacks on West

Intelligence and terrorism experts warned Ayman al-Zawahiri's death, although welcome revenge for thousands of deaths of civilians, signals a new threat to the world

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

‘Let us deal with it’: inside the elite Kabul district where Zawahiri was hit

The Taliban are jumpy now in gaudy Sherpur, which has hosted warlords, US contractors – and the leader of al-Qaida

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

US cut-and-run from Afghanistan has opened up a new hub

Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group was killed by a “precision” strike from Hellfire missiles launched from a US drone, as he stood on the balcony at a safe house in Kabul last Sunday.

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

Who was Ayman al-Zawahri? Where does his death leave al-Qaida and what does it say about US counterterrorism?

Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government.

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2022

Slain Al-Qaeda leader's son-in-law the ‘general manager of terror’ tipped to take over

Moroccan national Abdal Rahman al-Maghrebi - dubbed Al-Qaeda's "general manager" of terror - is married to the daughter of the extremist organisation's executed leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's and is expected to become his successor

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

Q&A: the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri explained

Leader of global militant group was killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022

Evening Standard Comment: Al-Zawahiri’s killing is a victory for Biden, but raises questions about Taliban-al Qaeda ties

Justice delayed is justice denied. That is why President Joe Biden can claim a significant victory in the battle against Islamist terrorism following the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul.

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

Afghans say they know little about US killing of al-Qaeda leader

People in Kabul neighbourhood where Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed say they are surprised but don’t know more than that.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022