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Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri[4] (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, romanized: ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī; June 19, 1951 – July 31, 2022)[5] was an Egyptian-born physician and theologian who was the leader of terrorist group al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022.[6] He succeeded Osama bin Laden following his death, and was a former member and senior official of Islamist organizations which have orchestrated attacks in Asia, Africa, and also some in North America and Europe. In 2012, he called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners in Muslim countries.[7]
After the September 11 attacks, the U.S. State Department offered a US$25 million reward for information or intelligence leading to Ayman al-Zawahiri's capture.[8][9] He was put under worldwide sanctions in 1999 by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as a member of al-Qaeda.[10][/color]
On July 31, 2022, Al-Zawahri was killed in Kabul by a US drone strike.[11]
Al-Zawahri was reportedly killed on July 31, 2022 in a drone strike conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency in the upscale Sherpur neighborhood of Kabul.[169] In a statement to reporters, a senior administration official said "over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties."[6] The United States Department of Defense denied responsibility for the strike, while the United States Central Command declined to comment.[169]
The Taliban said that the strike was conducted on a residential house in the Sherpur area of Kabul. The New York Times, citing an American analyst, reported that the house struck was owned by a top aide to Sirajuddin Haqqani, a senior official in the Taliban government.[170] A senior American official told the Times Zawahiri was struck by two missiles while standing on a balcony; the same analyst suggested an AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile was used.[170]
[color=#ff9966]A statement from the Taliban condemned the operation and said the strike was conducted on a residential house in the Sherpur area of Kabul.[170]
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri[4] (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, romanized: ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī; June 19, 1951 – July 31, 2022)[5] was an Egyptian-born physician and theologian who was the leader of terrorist group al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022.[6] He succeeded Osama bin Laden following his death, and was a former member and senior official of Islamist organizations which have orchestrated attacks in Asia, Africa, and also some in North America and Europe. In 2012, he called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners in Muslim countries.[7]
After the September 11 attacks, the U.S. State Department offered a US$25 million reward for information or intelligence leading to Ayman al-Zawahiri's capture.[8][9] He was put under worldwide sanctions in 1999 by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as a member of al-Qaeda.[10][/color]
On July 31, 2022, Al-Zawahri was killed in Kabul by a US drone strike.[11]
Al-Zawahri was reportedly killed on July 31, 2022 in a drone strike conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency in the upscale Sherpur neighborhood of Kabul.[169] In a statement to reporters, a senior administration official said "over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties."[6] The United States Department of Defense denied responsibility for the strike, while the United States Central Command declined to comment.[169]
The Taliban said that the strike was conducted on a residential house in the Sherpur area of Kabul. The New York Times, citing an American analyst, reported that the house struck was owned by a top aide to Sirajuddin Haqqani, a senior official in the Taliban government.[170] A senior American official told the Times Zawahiri was struck by two missiles while standing on a balcony; the same analyst suggested an AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile was used.[170]
[color=#ff9966]A statement from the Taliban condemned the operation and said the strike was conducted on a residential house in the Sherpur area of Kabul.[170]
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.