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Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri ( Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, romanized : ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī; 19 June 1951 – 31 July 2022) was an Egyptian-born militant and physician who served as the second general emir of al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022. Al-Zawahiri graduated from ...
- Surgeon
- Drone strike
On July 31, 2022, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Salafi jihadist group al-Qaeda, was killed by a United States drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. Al-Zawahiri was one of the planners of the September 11 attacks against the United States.
- 31 July 2022
- c. 6:18 am (UTC+04:30)
- Sherpur, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Drone strike
May 3, 2024 · Ayman al-Zawahiri (born June 19, 1951, Egypt—died July 31, 2022, Kabul, Afghanistan) was an Egyptian physician and militant who became one of the major ideologues of al-Qaeda. Zawahiri led al-Qaeda from 2011 until his death in 2022. Zawahiri was raised in Maʿādī, Egypt, several miles south of Cairo.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike. Ayman al-Zawahiri helped plan the 9/11 attacks and was among America's most wanted men.
Aug 1, 2022 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday night that a U.S. counterterrorism operation over the weekend in Afghanistan killed top Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the...
- 2 min
- Kristen Welker,Ken Dilanian,Lauren Egan,Courtney Kube,Carol E. Lee
Aug 2, 2022 · BBC. This is the suspected location of the strike in Kabul - green plastic sheeting has been draped over the balconies. The first signs of an operation that was months in the making erupted when an...
Aug 2, 2022 · Updated on: August 2, 2022 / 7:58 AM EDT / CBS News. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed over the weekend in a drone strike in a U.S. counterterrorism operation, President Biden...
