The US State Department warned, on Tuesday, that supporters of Al-Qaeda or its terrorist organizations may seek to attack the United States, US official facilities, or US individuals and citizens, following the killing of the organization’s leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, in a US raid, Monday in Kabul.
And he said statement The ministry said, “Al-Zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks on the United States on 9/11, and he continued to urge followers to attack the United States.”
“Because terrorist attacks often occur without warning, the United States strongly encourages citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance and exercise good awareness when traveling abroad,” the statement added.
On Monday, US President Joe Biden officially announced the killing of Al-Zawahiri, in a US raid carried out in Afghanistan, which he said was “carefully planned to avoid civilian casualties.”
The US President explained that the leader of Al-Qaeda was killed in a drone strike “without the presence of American forces on the ground,” adding that the operation “was prepared and executed with high accuracy.”
Al-Zawahiri has a black history in the global terrorism industry, and is considered the “general leader of al-Qaeda” and the former leader of the “Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group,” according to the FBI website. FBI“.