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As seen on a computer screen from a DVD prepared by Al-Sahab production, Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2006. Al-Zawahiri, the top Al Qaeda leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

Over-the-horizon U.S. strike on terrorist raises fears of what’s being missed

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

People walk past a billboard welcoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug 3, 2022. Days after Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul, China staged large-scale military exercises and threatened to cut off contacts with the U.S. over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 file photo, a U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world — even before the Taliban swept to power last August. That's according to a so-called World Happiness report released, Saturday, March 19, 2022 ahead of the U.N.-designated International Day of Happiness on Sunday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Al Qaeda leader’s death renews debate over hasty U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file image from television transmitted by the Arab news channel Al-Jazeera on Jan. 30, 2006, al Qaeda's then deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri gestures while addressing the camera. Al-Zawahri, the top al-Qaida leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera) **FILE**

U.S. slams Taliban for hosting al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

As seen on a computer screen from a DVD prepared by Al-Sahab production, Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 20, 2006. Al-Zawahiri, the top Al Qaeda leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)

U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in drone strike

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this 1998 file photo made available Friday, March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri, holds a press conference with Osama bin Laden (not seen) in Khost, Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahri made an appearance in a pre-recorded video, Friday, May 6, 2022, to mark the 11th anniversary of the death of his predecessor Osama bin Laden. The 27-minute speech was released Friday according to the SITE Intelligence group, which monitors militant activity. The leader appears sitting at a desk with books and a gun. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File)

Al-Qaeda chief blames US for Ukraine invasion in new video

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FILE - In this in this 1998 file photo made available Friday, March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri speaks to the press in Khost, Afghanistan. On Wednesday, Sept, 11, 2019, Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri called on all Muslims to attack U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. SITE Intelligence Group reports that in a video released by the militant group, al-Zawahri also criticized &quot;backtrackers&quot; from jihad. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File)

Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West

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Airstrike kills al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria

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In this file image from television transmitted by the Arab news channel Al-Jazeera on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, Al Qaeda's then deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri gestures while addressing the camera. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera, File)

Ayman al-Zawahri hints at al Qaeda ‘unity’ with Islamic State

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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FILE - This July 27, 2011, file image from a web posting by al-Qaida's media arm, as-Sahab, provided by IntelCenter, shows al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. Israel on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, said it had foiled an "advanced" al-Qaida plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and bomb other targets, in what analysts said was the first time the global terror network's leadership has been directly involved in plotting an attack inside Israel. The Shin Bet intelligence agency said it had arrested three Palestinians who allegedly plotted bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks, and that the men were recruited by an operative based in the Gaza Strip who worked for al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File)

Al Qaeda chief: Syria rebels must end infighting

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

** FILE ** The Senate report on the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya, containing newly declassified intelligence data, coincided with the release of once-secret transcripts from the House Armed Services Committee on what the military thought and did that day. (Associated Press)

NY TIMES WRONG: Jihadists from at least four Al Qaeda groups in on Benghazi attack

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This file image from video the AP obtained Feb. 12, 2012, from the SITE Intel Group, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, shows al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a web posting by al Qaeda's media arm, as-Sahab, calling on Muslims across the Arab world and beyond to support rebels in Syria who are seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad. Al-Zawahri marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by calling on Muslims to strike inside the United States, using any opportunity they can to "bleed" America financially, speaking in an audio message released Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/SITE Intel Group, File)

Al Qaeda leader calls for strikes on U.S. soil to ‘bleed’ America’s finances

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This frame-grabbed image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group, an U.S. private terrorist-threat-analysis company, purports to show al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri on a Web posting on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/SITE Intel Group)

Brother of al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri arrested in Egypt

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