Tag: Ayman Al-Zawahiri

Top al-Qaida leader was killed by a drone strike carried out by the U.S. on July 30, according to President Joe Biden. "For decades he was the mastermind behind attacks against Americans," Biden said on Aug. 1, also noting the 2000 USS Cole attack and the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Biden detailed al-Zawahiri's role leading al-Qaida since Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in 2011, including calling on followers in recent weeks to attack the U.S. and allies in videos. "We make it clear...