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Editorial: Evil man gone: The just killing of Ayman al-Zawahri

We have waited 7,629 days since 9/11, almost 21 years, to announce the death of Ayman al-Zawahri, an eye surgeon who was the No. 2 man and power behind the throne of Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaida. Truly a Dr. Evil, this now satisfyingly dead Egyptian violated his medical oath as…

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: A look at the missile that killed al-Qaida leader

U.S. officials have said taking out a terrorist threat in Afghanistan with no American troops on the ground would be difficult but not impossible

The Independent UK

US warns of possible retaliation after killing of al-Qaida chief

The State Department on Tuesday warned American citizens traveling overseas of possible retaliation by al-Qaida and its supporters after the organization’s leader was killed in a U.S. missile strike.

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Al-Qaida leader’s death raises concerns over Taliban links, Afghanistan’s future

BEIRUT — By the time two U.S. Hellfire missiles slammed into the balcony of a house in downtown Kabul early Sunday morning and killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the 71-year-old al-Qaida leader had become increasingly irrelevant to the organization he had once helped shape into one of the world’s most dangerous jihadi…

Los Angeles Times

The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base

The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001

The Independent UK

Opinion: What Ayman al-Zawahiri's death means for al-Qaida's future

Zawahiri's death places al-Qaida in a precarious position, argues Colin P. Clarke of the Soufan Center. The question of succession will help shape al-Qaida now — and it may prove divisive.

WEKU

Biden echoes Obama as White House releases photo of briefing on strike

Picture bore striking similarities to 1 May 2011 image, when US special forces killed Osama bin Laden

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Killing of Zawahiri gives beleaguered Joe Biden rare political win

US political leaders applaud drone strike as president, battered by inflation, war in Ukraine and Roe ruling, seeks upturn in fortunes

The Guardian - US

Zawahiri’s killing was a Biden play for popularity – but it may have unintended consequences

The death of the al-Qaida leader points to a potential shift, says Chatham House associate fellow Hameed Hakimi

The Guardian - UK

Ayman al-Zawahiri obituary

Founder of al-Qaida with Osama bin Laden who went on to succeed him as its leader

The Guardian - UK

Families of 9/11 victims hail killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri

Drone strike against al-Qaida leader praised across US political spectrum but 9/11 families press for Saudi accountability

The Guardian - US

How Ayman al-Zawahiri’s ‘pattern of life’ allowed the US to kill al-Qaida leader

After a decades-long hunt the simple habit of sitting out on the balcony gave the CIA an opportunity to launch ‘tailored strike’

The Guardian - US

‘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

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

Salon

Trump hosts Saudi "golf-washing" event

Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour comes to Trump's Bedminster club as he claims, "Nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11"

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike, Joe Biden says

President ordered strike on Kabul safe house in Afghanistan during high-level meeting, administration says. Plus, space debris found in Australia

The National (Scotland)

Al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan by US drone strike, Biden confirms

US President Joe Biden has confirmed al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan.

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The Independent UK

Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul

The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri is intensifying global scrutiny of Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers

The Guardian - US

Nancy Pelosi tells President Tsai US will not abandon Taiwan – as it happened

House speaker meets Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei during visit described as ‘extremely egregious’ by China’s vice foreign minister

The Guardian - UK

Zawahiri’s killing unlikely to weaken al-Qaida significantly

Analysis: The terrorist leader had been ill and key tasks are likely to have been handled by others for several years

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:35 am

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Los Angeles Times

Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a CIA drone strike he ordered targeting the terrorist leader in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

Watching al-Qaida chief's 'pattern of life' key to his death

The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaida's leader were planted over many months

The Guardian - US

Ayman al-Zawahiri: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan, Joe Biden says

President ordered strike on Kabul safe house last month during a high-level meeting, administration says

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