Al-Qa`ida and Hamas - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
In 2006, the salafi-jihadi world was rocked by a surprising controversy: al-Qa`ida’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued a rebuke to Hamas for participating in the secular government in Palestine.
Ayman al-Zawahiri - Wikipedia
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, romanized: ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī; 19 June 1951 – 31 July 2022) was an Egyptian-born pan-Islamist militant and physician who served as the second general emir of al …
Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri - Council on Foreign Relations
Jul 14, 2011 · Ayman al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda in June 2011, six weeks after U.S. forces killed top leader Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan. Until then, Zawahiri...
What Zawahiri’s Killing Means for al-Qaeda
Aug 2, 2022 · President Joe Biden revealed that a U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri over the weekend. How much of a role did Zawahiri play in the movement? Zawahiri was...
Zawahiri’s Death and What’s Next for al Qaeda - CSIS
Aug 4, 2022 · Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death will challenge al Qaeda to manage a leadership succession and control its global affiliates. In tandem, the United States must grapple with a Taliban that shelters terrorists and work to solve the challenges of counterterrorism operations.
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Aug 2, 2022 · Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Ayman al-Zawahiri | Biography, Death, Location, & Facts
Dec 19, 2024 · Ayman al-Zawahiri (born June 19, 1951, Egypt—died July 31, 2022, Kabul, Afghanistan) was an Egyptian physician and militant who became one of the major ideologues of al-Qaeda. Zawahiri led al-Qaeda from 2011 until his death in 2022.
Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri - Wikipedia
On 31 July 2022, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Salafi jihadist group al-Qaeda, was killed by a United States drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. Al-Zawahiri was one of the planners of the September 11 attacks against the United States.
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Who was al-Qaeda leader killed by US?
Aug 2, 2022 · Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan, was often referred to as the chief ideologue of al-Qaeda. An eye surgeon who helped found the Egyptian Islamic...
Opinion: Charisma-free al-Zawahiri was running al-Qaeda into …
Aug 2, 2022 · Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al Qaeda leader killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan over the weekend, was not a charismatic leader in the mold of Osama bin Laden, writes Peter Bergen.