Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death is proof it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war: Barack Obama
The Hindu
The former U. S. President said, “I hope it provides a small measure of peace to the 9/11 families and everyone else who has suffered at the hands of al-Qaeda,” Mr. Obama said in a tweet.
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death in a U. S. drone strike in Afghanistan is proof that it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war, former U. S. President Barack Obama has said, hailing the Biden administration for bringing one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks to justice without a single civilian casualty.
Zawahiri, who assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden, was killed in a precision drone strike on Saturday evening at a safe house in Kabul where he was sheltering to reunite with his family, U. S. President Joe Biden said on Monday, declaring that “justice has been delivered and this terrorist is no more”.
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According to officials, Zawahiri, 71, was on the balcony of the safe house when the drone fired two missiles at him. Other family members were present, but they were unharmed and only Zawahiri was killed.
“Tonight’s news is also proof that it’s possible to root out terrorism without being at war in Afghanistan. And I hope it provides a small measure of peace to the 9/11 families and everyone else who has suffered at the hands of al-Qaeda,” Mr. Obama said in a tweet.
“More than 20 years after 9/11, one of the masterminds of that terrorist attack and bin Laden’s successor as the leader of al-Qaeda has finally been brought to justice,” he said.
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