They used drones for the attack.
The United States successfully targeted al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Zawahiri, who had just turned 71, remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the United States killed Osama bin Laden.
At one point he acted as Osama bin Laden’s personal physician.
White House officials refused to confirm that Al Zawahri was killed, The Associated Press reported, but noted in a statement that “the United States has conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties.”
President Joe Biden is expected to release more details about the operation in a speech Monday night.
#USA killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader and one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, who oversaw the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, along with the group’s founder, Osama bin Laden, according to US officials familiar with the topic. #TCS pic.twitter.com/SZUWpS7UnL
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