The United States has claimed that the terrorist organization Al Qaeda (Al Qaeda) to leader Ayman al-Zawahiri (Ayman al-Zawahiri killed) In drone attacks (Drone strike) is killed This is the biggest blow to Al Qaeda since the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011. According to US officials, Zawahiri was shot down by a CIA drone in Afghanistan. Several media reports have also revealed that Ayman al-Zawahiri, a prominent al-Qaeda leader, was killed in a US strike over the weekend in Afghanistan.
President Joe Biden confirmed the news
However, this news has now been confirmed by President Joe Biden himself in his address. In his address on Monday evening, President Biden said that ‘justice has prevailed. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in an airstrike in Kabul. Clearly, if you are a threat to our people, America will find you. No matter where you hide, and no matter how long it takes.’
Biden said that on Saturday, on his instructions, a successful drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. This is another step towards bringing justice to the victims of the 11 November 2001 attacks. Finally he said – now justice has been done. “I will never again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists,” Biden said. Also, I will make sure that this does not happen in the future.
Who was al-Zawahiri?
- Born in 1951 to a middle-class Egyptian family
- Influenced by radical ideology since childhood
- Joined the Muslim Brotherhood at the age of 14
- Went to jail for the first time at the age of 15
- MBBS from Cairo in 1974 and Master of Surgery in 1978
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad or EIJ formed
- First meeting with bin Laden in Saudi Arabia in 1984 and staying with bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan in 1985
- In 1998-99, EIJ joined Al-Qaeda
- Created a terrorist conspiracy with Laden
- The mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks in America
- After the death of bin Laden, who became the chief of al-Qaeda, the US put a reward of 2.5 million dollars
Zawahiri helped in the 9/11 attacks
Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and surgeon, helped hijack four planes in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Two of those planes crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center (WTC). While the third plane collided with the US Ministry of Defense i.e. the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed in a field in Schenckville. 3,000 people were killed in this incident.
Both bin Laden and Zawahiri fled in late 2001 when US forces toppled the Taliban government in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks. Bin Laden was later killed by US forces in Pakistan in 2011.
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