Thursday, August 25, 2022

Was Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed In A US Drone Strike Last Month?

A photo of Al Qaeda leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011. SITE Monitoring Service/Handout via REUTERS TV  

Reuters: Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader 

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. 

The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his hideout in July, U.S. officials said, in the biggest blow to al Qaeda since U.S. Navy SEALS shot dead Osama bin Laden more than a decade ago.  

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Update: Taliban says it has not found body of al Qaeda terrorist hit by US drone strike in Kabul (FOX News)  

Update #2: Taliban say they’ve not found body of Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri (DAWN)  

WNU Editor: It is not in the Taliban's interest that Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's body is found. Verifying that he was killed at the home of a top Taliban leader would undermine current talks with the US to release billions in aid that have been frozen since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year.

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