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Republicans Accuse Biden of Lying over Qaeda in Afghanistan

The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan raised questions from Republican representatives who are already upset with the US withdrawal from Kabul, which fell to the Taliban a year ago. Joe Biden's announcement that the US had successfully killed the al-Qaeda leader was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US issues 'worldwide caution' alert after Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri's death

United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy and successor as leader of al-Qa'ida. Al- Zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001," the US State Department alert on Tuesday (local time)…

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DR Congo to reassess withdrawal plan for UN peacekeeping mission

In tonight's edition: After dozens of deaths during last week's violent demonstrations against the United Nations, DR Congo's government reexamines the withdrawal plan for the UN's MONUSCO mission. Also, the head of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed in a US drone strike on Sunday. He helped mastermind terror attacks…

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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

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

So-Called DPR Shows Off Mobile Short-Range Surface-To-Air Missile System Allegedly Taking Out Drone

Zenger

Little-Known Modified Hellfire Likely Killed Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri

Little-known modified Hellfire likely killed al Qaeda's Zawahiri Two Hellfire missiles fired from a drone killed the leader of al-Qaeda, causing surprisingly little damage beyond the target, suggesting they may be a version shrouded in secrecy and used by the United States to avoid non-combatant casualties. Officials said the missiles…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Little-known modified Hellfire likely killed al Qaeda's Zawahiri

Two Hellfire missiles fired from a drone killed the leader of al Qaeda, causing surprisingly little damage beyond the target, suggesting they may be a version shrouded in secrecy and used by the United States to avoid non-combatant casualties.

Reuters

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

Zawahiri's militant path surprised neighbours in Cairo suburb

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, seemed harmless to neighbours when he was a young man growing up in a leafy Cairo suburb.

Reuters

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

Pro-Russian, So-Called DPR Makes Show Of Clearing City Streets Of Mines As Locals Walk Around

Members of the People's Militia of the DPR and Russian soldiers in full bomb squad gear operated a Uran-6 demining drone

Zenger

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Reuters

Factbox-Who could succeed Al Qaeda's leader Zawahiri?

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, officials in Washington said, the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead in 2011.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Evening Standard

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.

The Conversation

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

Zenger

Ukrainian Intelligence Says Spec Ops Have Blown Up 2 Russian APCs And 3 Trucks With Attack Drones

The drone-filmed footage shows a peaceful countryside and a field of sunflowers - Ukraine's national flower.

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.

Salon

Whistleblowers and the road to tyranny

Daniel Hale is in a supermax prison for telling the truth about America's drone war. That prison awaits us all

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

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