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The Telltale Traces of the US Military's New 'Bladed' Missile - bellingcat
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By Jim Garamone
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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan
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U.S. strike killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, top Al Qaeda leader
By Carol Lee, Lauren Egan & Kristen Welker
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike
By Robert Plummer & Matt Murphy
U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in drone strike
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U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike
By Mohammad Yunus, Idrees Ali & Jeff Mason
Biden reveals drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri, warns terrorists we will ‘take you out’
By Amanda Macias
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader (Published 2022)
By Julian E. Barnes, Eric P. Schmitt & Helene Cooper
U.S. kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri - The Washington Post
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan, Joe Biden says
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Who is Ayman al-Zawahiri, the FBI's most wanted al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike
By Gabrielle Fonrouge
Biden in the Situation Room on July 1 planning CIA drone strike that killed al-Zawahiri
By Emily Goodin, Alex Hammer & Chris Pleasance
Al-Qa`ida's Soon-To-Be Third Emir? A Profile of Saif al-`Adl – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
By Ali Soufan
Killing of Zawahiri: Strike points to Pakistan allowing use of its airspace as part of US-Taliban deal
By Avinash Mohananey
What the al-Qaeda Drone Strike Reveals About U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
By Aaron David Miller
Why No One Cared That Al Qaeda Honcho Zawahiri Got Droned
By Murtaza Hussain
The Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri
By Lawrence Wright
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
What now for al-Qaeda?
By Frank Gardner