They found that Zawahri was going to the safe house. They created a pattern of life for the family. They followed that network and in the last few months, according to a senior administration official, they realized that Zawahri's family had moved to this safehouse in Kabul. knew for a couple of years now that Zawahri had a network of people supporting him. And it was the product of months of intelligence coming in. And according to a senior administration official, killed absolutely nobody else. The missile was small enough just to hit that patio. I mean, it is really in the middle of Kabul when Zawahri was on a patio. So as far as we know, according to multiple officials I've talked to, a CIA drone this weekend struck a safe house in downtown Kabul. Zawahri himself was still strategically involved in al-Qaida worldwide, according to a senior administration official, and he was still currently currently underlining that word, trying to attack the U.S. And in addition to those inspirations that Zawahri and others from al-Qaida central continue to provide to ISIS. But al-Qaida has franchises that are around the world that are still active. Judy, we focus on ISIS quite a lot these days, thinking about that. And he was really responsible for some of the aspirations of al-Qaida to go after the U.S. American soldiers in Somalia in '93, the two embassy bombing attacks in the '90s in East Africa, the USS Cole attack in Yemen in 2000. And he was responsible not only for helping with 9/11, but also attacks before that. He was really the backbone of al-Qaida's leadership and the inspiration for the ideology behind al-Qaida, that terrorists could target fellow Muslims because as they saw it, they supported the infidel west. Now, justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more.Īs President Biden said, he was important on 9/11 and before 9/11, but really went beyond that.
He made videos, including in recent weeks calling for his followers to attack the United States and our allies. And since the United States delivered justice to bin Laden 11 years ago, Zawahri has been a leader of al-Qaida, the leader from hiding, he coordinated al-Qaida's branches and all around the world, including setting priorities for providing operational guidance and called for and inspired attacks against U.S. He carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens, American service members, American diplomats and American interests. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 and wounding over 4,500 others. He played a key role, a key role in the bombing of the U.S. For decades, he was the mastermind behind attacks against Americans, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, which killed 17 American sailors and wounded dozens more. One of the most responsible for the attacks and murdered 2,977 people on American soil. He was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. He was his number two man, his deputy at the time of terrorist attack 9/11. You know, Zawahri was bin Laden's leader. On Saturday at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed the emir of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahri.
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