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U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader (Published 2022)
By Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper & Eric P. Schmitt
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Little-known modified Hellfire missiles likely killed al Qaeda's Zawahiri
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By Jessica Moore
Why No One Cared That Al Qaeda Honcho Zawahiri Got Droned
By Murtaza Hussain
What Zawahri's Death Tells Us About Afghanistan's Future
By Jonathan Schroden
What the al-Qaeda Drone Strike Reveals About U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
By Aaron David Miller
Strike on al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri is a major win for US counterterrorism
By Charles R. Lister
Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death by drone was President Biden’s opportunity to end the war on terrorism
By Jonathan Guyer
EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him?
By Ellen Knickmeyer
EXPLAINER: A look at the missile that killed al-Qaida leader
By Lolita Baldor & Nomaan Merchant
U.S. drone strike on al-Zawahiri in Kabul undermines Taliban
By Yuliya Talmazan
Ayman al-Zawahiri: How US strike could kill al-Qaeda leader - but not his family
By Bernd Debusmann & Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Tight-lipped Taliban leaders gather after U.S. says Zawahiri killed
By Mohammad Yunus & Jibran Ahmad
Taliban says was not aware al Qaeda leader in Kabul, warns U.S.
By Mohammad Yunus & Gibran Peshimam
What the killing of al-Qaida's leader could mean for U.S. safety
By Rachel Treisman
How the C.I.A. Tracked the Leader of Al Qaeda (Published 2022)
By Julian E. Barnes & Eric P. Schmitt
Al-Zawahri's Death Puts the Focus Back on Al Qaeda (Published 2022)
By Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
Ayman al-Zawahiri and the Taliban
By Steve Coll