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2 years ago

How Hellfire missiles killed al-Qaeda leader with minimal collateral damage

No civilians, including Ayman al-Zawahiri’s family, were harmed in the airstrike, according to officials.
2 years ago
No civilians, including Ayman al-Zawahiri’s family, were harmed in the airstrike, according to officials.
2 years ago

US, Taliban trade accusations after drone strike on al-Zawahiri

The drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has renewed hostility between the U.S. and the Taliban.
2 years ago
A photo of Al Qaeda's new leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011.
2 years ago

WH touts al-Zawahiri killing as vindicating Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan

Republicans argue that Biden's decision to exit Afghanistan created an opportunity for the al-Qaeda leader to set up camp in Kabul.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden meets with members of the CIA and National Security advisers about al-Qaeda leaders and their locations, July 1, 2022, in the White House Situation Room.  Biden announced on Monday, August 1, 2022 that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped plot the 9/11 terrorist attack, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul.
2 years ago

White House shares more details on terrorist takedown

New details emerge surrounding the terrorist mastermind, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and pictures show smoke rising from the Kabul neighborhood where he was hiding out in plain sight.
2 years ago
VIDEO: White House shares more details on terrorist takedown
2 years ago

White House says US remains vigilant after al-Zawahiri strike

The leader of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was killed in a drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.
2 years ago
The leader of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was killed in a drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.
2 years ago

ABC News' Martha Raddatz: what does the slain al-Qaeda leader mean for US?

President Joe Biden announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Afghanistan.
2 years ago
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks from an undisclosed location in a still image from a video released by Al-Qaedas media arm as-Sahab and obtained on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2012 .
2 years ago

Breaking down the CIA drone strike that killed al-Qaeda's leader

National security expert Mick Mulroy gives insight on the CIA’s drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Breaking down the CIA drone strike that killed al-Qaeda's leader
2 years ago

How US intelligence led the strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Former CIA operative Darrell Blocker and counterterrorism expert Chris Costa break down the U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
2 years ago
VIDEO: How US intelligence led the strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
2 years ago

What does the death of al-Qaeda’s leader mean?

ABC News' Martha Raddatz spoke with "Start Here" on the CIA strike that killed the al-Qaeda leader.
2 years ago
ABC News' Martha Raddatz spoke with "Start Here" on the CIA strike that killed the al-Qaeda leader.
2 years ago

Drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader

We’re now learning what kind of missile killed Ayman Al-Zawahiri and who reportedly owned the house where he was hiding. ABC News' Ike Ejiochi reports.
2 years ago
VIDEO:  Drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader
2 years ago

President Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul

ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce reports on the killing of an al-Qaeda leader in Kabul after hunting him for more than two decades.
2 years ago
VIDEO: President Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul
2 years ago

US counterterrorism operation takes out al-Qaeda leader in Kabul

The leader of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, was killed in a drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.
2 years ago
Ayman Al-Zawahiri is pictured at an undisclosed place and time, in an image taken from video aired on Al-Jazeera television network, on Aug. 5, 2006.
2 years ago

Martha Raddatz on inside details of strike that killed terrorist al-Zawahiri

ABC News’ Phil Lipof and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz discuss the U.S. drone strike that killed terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri and why it could lead to consequences for the Taliban.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Martha Raddatz on inside details of strike that killed terrorist al-Zawahiri
2 years ago

Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA-led drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, sources familiar with the operation said.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike
3 years ago

Wife of al-Qaida hostage pleads with captors for his release

The wife of an American held hostage by Islamist militants in Africa criticized the U.S. government's response Wednesday and made a plea for the release of her husband.
3 years ago
American missionary Jeffery Woodke in Niger prior to his kidnapping by Islamist militants in 2016.
3 years ago

Al Qaeda leader resurfaces

Ayman Al-Zawahiri, believed to be dead for many years, has appeared in a video released on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt has the new details.
3 years ago
VIDEO: Al Qaeda leader resurfaces
3 years ago

Adm. Mike Mullen reflects on 10th anniversary of Osama bin Laden raid

"If bin Laden or his people had gotten wind of any potential operation there, he would have been gone," former Joint Chiefs chair, Adm. Mike Mullen, told Martha Raddatz.
3 years ago
VIDEO: Adm. Mike Mullen reflects on 10th anniversary of Osama bin Laden raid
4 years ago

1st look at new documentary on the killing of Osama Bin Laden

"Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden" takes a look at what the public still doesn’t know about the historic raid, including firsthand accounts from mission members.
4 years ago
VIDEO: 1st look at new documentary on the killing of Osama Bin Laden
5 years ago

Trump confirms death of al-Qaeda bomb maker implicated in Christmas Day attack

President Trump on Thursday confirmed a senior al-Qaeda bomb maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation two years ago.
5 years ago
This image provided by the FBI shows Ibrahim al-Asiri. Yemeni security officials say al-Qaida’s chief bomb maker behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot to down an airliner over Detroit was killed in a US drone strike earlier this year.
5 years ago

Osama Bin Laden's son believed to be dead

It's unclear when and where Hamza bin Laden died but the U.S. government believes he was killed within the last two years, a source told ABC News.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Osama Bin Laden's son believed to be dead
5 years ago

Osama bin Laden's son believed to be dead: US officials

It's unclear when and where Hamza bin Laden died.
5 years ago
Hamza bin Laden is seen at his wedding. The never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden's son and potential successor was released, Nov. 1, 2017, by the CIA.
5 years ago

Osama bin Laden's son is believed to be dead: US sources

It was not clear when and where Hamza bin Laden died, a U.S. military source said. His last public statements came last year when he threated Saudi Arabia with jihad.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Osama bin Laden's son is believed to be dead: US sources
6 years ago

US offers $1 million reward for Osama bin Laden's son

The United States will pay up to $1 million for help locating one of the sons of the late al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden.
6 years ago
The United States is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information on the whereabouts of Hamza bin Laden.
6 years ago

Search for Osama Bin Laden's son intensifies

The State Department is offering a $1 million reward for the capture of Hazma Bin Laden, who is a growing influence within Al-Qaeda.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Search for Osama Bin Laden's son intensifies
6 years ago

US offers $1M reward for Osama bin Laden's son

The United States will pay up to $1 million for help locating one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda founder, Hazma bin Laden, who officials say is emerging as a "key leader" in the terror franchise.
6 years ago
VIDEO: The United States will pay up to $1 million for help locating one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, who officials say is emerging as a "key leader" in the terror franchise.
6 years ago

Trump confirms death of alleged USS Cole plotter killed in US airstrike

President Donald Trump confirmed that a U.S. military strike last week killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative involved in the deadly 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
6 years ago
Yemeni convict Jamal al-Badawi listens to the verdict being announced from behind the bars in a Sanaa appeals court, Feb. 26, 2005.
6 years ago

US military says 60 militants killed in Somalia airstrike

The airstrike against Al Shabab was the largest in Somalia in a year.
6 years ago
An undated photo of a MQ-9 Reaper.
7 years ago

VIDEO: An American military strike in Libya over the weekend that killed a high-ranking al-Qaeda member marked a notable expansion in the U.S. campaign there.
7 years ago

US drone strike kills high-ranking al-Qaeda member as campaign in Libya broadens beyond ISIS

An American military strike in Libya over the weekend that killed a high-ranking al-Qaeda member marked a notable expansion in the U.S. campaign there.
7 years ago
In this picture released online by the Sabratha Municipal Council, Feb. 19, 2016, shows the site where U.S.  warplanes struck an Islamic State training camp in Sabratha, Libya near the Tunisian border.
7 years ago

US military conducts ground raid in Yemen on AQAP compound

The raid targeted a known al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) compound.
7 years ago
Yemeni supporters of the Huthi rebels burn Israeli and U.S. flags as they shout slogans against the United States during an anti-U.S. protest in Sanaa on May 20, 2017.
US President Donald Trump began an official visit to Saudi Arabia, which for more than two years has led a coalition conducting air strikes and other operations against rebels in Yemen. / AFP PHOTO / Mohammed HUWAISMOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images
8 years ago

U.S. airstrike kills senior al Qaeda leader, Pentagon says

Strike was conducted in eastern Afghanistan.
8 years ago
8 years ago

VIDEO: The U.S. military says an air strike Thursday in northwestern Syria targeted a large gathering of al-Qaeda members meeting in a building across the street from a mosque, but deny that a nearby mosque was hit by the airstrike.
8 years ago

More than 30 airstrikes in Yemen mark escalated fight against terror group

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula comes under heavy fire.
8 years ago
A man stands on the rubble of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 16, 2017.
8 years ago

Hundreds of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula contacts found in Yemen raid, US official says

The contacts are part of the "valuable intelligence" from raid, official says.
8 years ago
Residents inspect a house that was damaged during a Jan. 2017 U.S. raid on the tiny village of Yakla, in central Yemen.
8 years ago

Yemen raid yielded 'valuable intelligence,' US official says

Yemen raid yielded 'valuable intelligence': Official
8 years ago
8 years ago

Al-Qaeda Fighters in Yemen Seemed Ready for SEAL Raid: Source

The White House said Tuesday "tremendous" intelligence was gathered in the raid.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Navy SEAL Killed in Secret US Mission in Yemen Identified
8 years ago

Current, Former Officials Spar Over Approval of Special Ops Raid in Yemen

One American and local civilians were killed in the operation.
8 years ago
The Marine One helicopter transporting U.S. President Donald Trump is seen as it departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Jan. 26, 2017.
8 years ago

Civilians 'Definitely' Killed in SEAL Operation in Yemen

SEAL Operator Ryan Owens lost his life in the operation.
8 years ago
A Navy Seal with a helicopter behind him in an undated photo.
8 years ago

Yemen Raid That Likely Killed Civilians Was 'Well Thought Out,' White House Says

"This was a very, very well thought out and executed effort," Sean Spicer said.
8 years ago
A Yemeni man reads a story of the recent US raid in central Yemen, at a cafe in Sana'a, Yemen, Jan. 30, 2017. According to reports, elite US forces launched a dawn raid against suspected al-Qaeda militants in central Yemen.
8 years ago

VIDEO: US Military Launches Investigation Into Deadly Terror Raid in Yemen
8 years ago

VIDEO: Military Officials Examine Embarrassing Mix-Up Involving Terror Raid in Yemen
8 years ago

US Defends Release of 9-Year-Old Bomb-Making Video Seized in Yemen Raid

It's rare for military to release material from an intelligence-gathering raid.
8 years ago
A screen grab from a video posted to CENTCOM's Twitter feed on Feb. 3, 2017.
8 years ago

VIDEO: US Service Member Killed in Action During Raid Targeting Al Qaeda in Yemen
8 years ago

What's Going On in Yemen

A failed missile attack on a U.S. warship highlights the chaos in the area.
8 years ago
A member of a local human rights group takes photos of the destroyed funeral hall a day after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted it, in Sanaâ??a, Yemen, Oct. 9, 2016.
8 years ago

Al-Qaeda Leader Marks 9/11 Anniversary With Ominous Message

Expert says video is bid at relevance by Osama bin Laden's successor.
8 years ago
A grab taken from a video entitled "An invitation to Islam" produced by al-Qaeda-linked media group as-Sahab and released on the Internet Sept. 2, 2006 shows the number two in al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, at an undisclosed date and place.
8 years ago

Gitmo Detainee Abu Zubaydah Makes First Public Appearance

He has not been seen publicly since he was captured in Pakistan by the CIA.
8 years ago
Zayn al Abidin Muhammad Husayn, a Palestinian known as Abu Zubaydah, is imprisoned at Guantanamo.
8 years ago

US Settles Case With Matt Bissonnette, Author of Controversial Bin Laden Book

Matthew Bissonnette admitted to breaking rules in penning a bin Laden book.
8 years ago
SEAL Team 5 member, Matt Bissonnette is seen in this undated photo from the US Navy.