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Bin Laden successor dead by drone strike in Afghanistan [1]

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Date: 2022-08-01  

Septuagenarian leader of terrorist group dead from CIA drone strike. There may be an address by POTUS at 730pmET.

x Yes - “US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan” nice work and addresses some of our ability to continue Counterrorism in Afghanistan post withdrawal https://t.co/S0HoAbrr6w — Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) August 1, 2022

(CNN)The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, had remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed Osama Bin Laden. At one point, he acted as bin Laden's personal physician.

The US government has not yet confirmed his death. President Joe Biden will speak at 7:30 p.m. ET on "a successful counterterrorism operation" against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the White House said Monday.

"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," a senior administration official said.

Biden, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday as he deals with a rebound case of the virus, will speak outdoors from the Blue Room Balcony at the White House.

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