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 …
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
Al Qaeda releases video it claims is narrated by leader al-Zawahiri …
Dec 23, 2022 · Al Qaeda has released a 35-minute recording the group claims was narrated by its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in August 2022, SITE...
Ayman al-Zawahiri: from Cairo physician to al Qaeda leader
Aug 1, 2022 · Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic...
Apr 11, 2019 · Ayman Al-Zawahiri swept up by Nasser’s wave of Arab nationalism, the crushing defeat sent many Egyptians searching for answers, and a few like Zawahiri found it in Islamic radicalism....