eating themselves from within more and more. >> reporter: without bin laden, al qaeda can never be the same. >> an idea personified by osamaas a charismatic sick figure for al qaeda. you pledged a personal oath to him. people went and died, not for al-zawahiri, or shaikh mohammed, but osama bin laden. >> reporter: al qaeda still has great appeal as an inspiration. and while al-zawahiri was an obvious successor to bin laden, it is it not at all clear who will succeed al-zawahiri . >> that was cnn's michael holmes. stay right here, all the brbreaking news, after this. mee is before you go on medicare. don't wait. get started today. call unitedhealthcare for your free decision guide. ♪ ♪ the thing that's different about a vrbo vacation home. you always have the ole place to yourself. no stranger at the dinner table making things awkward. or in another room taking up space. it's just you and your people. because why would you ever share your vacation home with someone you wouldn't share your vacation with. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ discover intuitive technology at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. ♪ ♪ you might have heard of carvana

if you remember osama bin laden hid in pakistan. the mac stoppy government sheltered him.ahri was expected to be inside of pakistan and the pakistanis backed the taliban. one of the reasons the u.s. was unable to succeed is there were safe havens in pakistan where the taliban was able to regroup and reorganize and that's probably where zawahri was able to hide. this would suggest that al qaeda leader had moved from pakistan into afghanistan after the taliban regained control of the country. look, again, 100,000 u.s. ground troops isn't the answer in afghanistan, but this does know that the united states again needs to pressure the taliban from a human rights session. banning girls have been band from school since u.s. troops withdrew. again, i don't think an american invasion is the question but there's a question of who does the taliban -- who will the taliban it to support? they say they are not going to go to work with damage. that was part of their public statements, quasi-. peace and they don't appear to be upholding that promise not to cooperate with access. >> there

start eating themselves from within more and more. >> without bin laden, al-qaeda could never be the same. >> the idea personified by osamatic -- to join al-qaeda, you pledged a personal oath to him. people went and died, not for al-zawahiri, but for osama bin laden. >> carer experts say that 2 jihadists worldwide, al-qaeda still has great appeal as an inspiration, and while al-zawahiri was an obvious successor to bin laden, it is not at all clear who would succeed al-zawahiri. >> that was michael holmes reporting this much more ahead tonight include the possibility of more flooding in kentucky, even as the death toll climbs, hundreds remain missing. a conversation with one man who helped save nine of his neighbors. that's next. vo: everyday costs are going up... so democrats in congress are doing something about it. launching a plan that reduces monthly expenses. it drives down the cost of prescription drugs. and ramps up production of american-made clean energy - reducing energy bills for families. we can take on climate change, in a way that saves families real money, right when they need it most. we do it by quickly p

hard time regaining any time of cohesion since 0sama time regaining any time of cohesion since osama bin ladenri was leader but was not seen as very effective and certainly not a charismatic leader. it is a blow in the centre they have lost their big man.— blow in the centre they have lost their big man. one thing achieved in _ lost their big man. one thing achieved in recent _ lost their big man. one thing achieved in recent months, l achieved in recent months, essentially raising his communication profile, pushing out the message harder. do you think that had anything to do with the decision to act now? there is a belief that he was being a bit bold and by the fact that his friend, the taliban, did control afghanistan. he felt comfortable enough to notjust move back there but be more visible. he stayed within a safe house for the most part but he has been much more active on social media for a guy who typically only shows up at a ceremony every few months. he did seem to be feeling more comfortable and that makes antiterrorism people uncomfortable, who is it talking to? what kind of second l

eating themselves from within more and more. >> reporter: without bin laden al-qaeda can never be the same. >> an idea personified by osama this charismatic trigger. to join al-qaeda you pledged a personal oath to him. people and went and died not for zawahiri but for osama bin laden. >> reporter: terrorists say to jihadists worldwide it still has great appeal. and while he was an obvious successor to bin laden it's not at all clear who would succeed al-zawahiri. >>> there's more tonight. my conversation with one man who helped save nine of his neighbors. that's next. vo: everyday costs are going up... so democrats in congress are doing something about it. launching a plan that reduces monthly expenses. it drives down the cost prescription drugs. and ramps up production of americ-made clean energy - reducing energy bills for families. we can take on climate change, in a way that saves families real money, right when they need it most. we do it by quickly passing the inflation reduction act. americans can't afford to wait. want an engaging website to boost your business? you're just a click away from five star fiverr talen

he never really filled the shoes of osama bin laden. osama bin laden was the face. he was the brand name of al qaeda. ayman al-zawahiri, the legacy player, the scholar if you will establishing the bedrock of the ideology but never commanded a lot of personal loyalty within the group. thena next leader might be ableo be more effective that way. >> richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent in london, technically on vacation, but that's always fungible, given your beat, richard, thank you so much. i really, appreciate you being here,re my friend. >> my pleasure. again, president biden tonight confirming from the white house the news that the leader of al qaeda, aymam al-zawahiri age 71 who took over leadership of the group in 2011 after navy seals killed osama bin laden, he has been killed by a u.s. drone strike in kabul, il afghanistan, and that news being confirmed by the president tonight, in remarks from the white house, 20 years and 10 months after the attacks of 9/11 killed 3,000 americans on u.s. soil. we have very much more news ahead. stay with us. h

which of course was how they eventually got osama bin laden. so i think it's a -- it's a mark of the incredible capacity of the intelligence community, and in particular, national security agency and the cia to bring together various arms of information. and then you come up with a target folder. and of course we talked about collateral damage, killing family members, other associates. a challenge probably overdone, in my view. when we get a target of such danger to the american people, those who are associated with them have a lesser degree of protection, in my view, than would be the unfortunate death of the children in kabul just as we pulled out. so they have to decide, what are we going to accept in collateral damage? and then executed the process. these remotely piloted vehicles now -- i don't know where this one was flown from. the air force flies a lot of them from nevada. so you got a 19-year-old airman and a lieutenant colonel sitting next to him. i have been there. and they're piloting a lethal vehicle 7,000 miles away. and they've g

years later the terrorists, i saw the headline that said he was described as the successor to osama bin laden. but we have learned through the years, ayman al-zawahiri was the one that went to osama bin laden, he was the mentor, he said you could use your family's wealth and power and fame to kill americans, to launch terrorist attacks, to do things against u.s. warships and things like 9/11. he really was the center of al queda and their terror campaign against america and finally last night and i never thought it would happen because it seemed we killed every other leader in al queda through the years, finally brought to justice last night in a very disturbing location. in the capitol of afghanistan where taliban , make no mistake the enemies once again sheltering a al queda later. >> in the heart of a wealthy neighborhood, like he was sitting on his balcony on the upper east side on fifth avenue or something and a drone strike took them out. the united states has been after this guy for a long time, he was behind the 1998 embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya, as you said he really did pu

since the creation of the organisation and the movement, along with osama bin laden, ayman al—zawahiriladen in some ways, has written a number of important texts, including nights under the profits banner that have been extensively read byjohn hardest so his death does create some broader problems for an organisation that has a really got a major terrorist attack in quite some time. ., , , ~ terrorist attack in quite some time. . , , . time. -- jihadists. were you surprised — time. -- jihadists. were you surprised that _ time. -- jihadists. were you surprised that he _ time. -- jihadists. were you surprised that he was - time. -- jihadists. were you surprised that he was in - time. -- jihadists. were you i surprised that he was in kabul? he was made an afghan citizen some 20 odd years ago but given the circumstances surrounding the circumstances surrounding the taliban or very prickly relations with the us, in terms of the us removal of their forces from afghanistan, were you surprised?— you surprised? no, i was not surprised- — you surprised? no, i was not surprised. the _ you surpris

osama bin laden's right-hand man. president joe biden addressing the nation from the blue room on the -- white house declaring justice has been delivered. warning that the united states will defend the american people. >> no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> we're also learning more tonight about how it all went down. ayman al-zawahiri killed, in what has been called a precise, tailored air strike using two -- missiles fired at the balcony of a safe house in kabul, 9:48 pm eastern time. happened on saturday. president biden gave final approval for a mission a month ago after months of highly secret planning. one -- members of the zawahiri who were in other areas of the house were not harmed. al-zawahiri helped to mastermind the deadliest attack on american soil with osama bin laden when planes crashed into the world trade center and the pentagon, killing 2977 people. remember this picture? this is the situation ro

he is and has been, since the death of osama bin laden, the most important al qaeda figure, the one that has talked most significantly to the al qaeda franchises across the globe, and has been historically even during the bin laden years, probably the most influential religious leader, including through some of his texts like knights under the prophet's banner. so, this will be a short-term, possibly a midterm blow to al qaeda, but i think as everybody has said here, including clarissa, the fact that this was done in kabul and the fact that a recent u.n. report noted that the number of al qaeda fighters has doubled since the taliban took over in afghanistan, does have some very serious concerns over the midterm. >> right, right, i mean, that doesn't just go away overnight, despite the significance of this moment. i briefly showed the video, zawahiri talking about the u.s., as broken and defeated, specifically he was talking about the chaotic and messy american pullout, biden's pullout of afghanistan last year. what is the significance of this strike, a drone strike, in the capital in the

ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin laden. he stood on the balcony at this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we're in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see — one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. he helped plan the 9/11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million dollar bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when 0sama bin laden was killed. and here he is, being briefed on this weeekend's operation, a major success after criticis

he met the saudi osama bin laden who was fighting in afghanistan. they bonded. al-zawahiri became bin laden's personal doctor . by 1998, the islam and al qaeda swarmed al- zawahiri second-in-command. >> al-zawahiri had well established credentials. these two uniting up could provide a team that could not be broken. >> reporter: america was their next target. the world trade center in their sites. after 9/11, al-zawahiri was seen in afghanistan and went into hiding. a $25 million award on his head. he kept al qaeda alive as isis became the main west target. ruthless and the brains behind the world's worst terrorist attack, even in his final vide . he was calling on muslims to attack america. >> we are expecting to learn how they found it al-zawahiri and how they took them out when the president addresses the nation shortly. kayla tocci with the latest details now. kayla? >> reporter: shep, we are expecting the president to make that address later on this hour. this is a major conquest or the biden administration. as you just heard richard engel say he was osama bi

he had a $25 million bounty on his head, and also 0sama million bounty on his head, and also osama bin ladenill tell you that whilst bin laden brought the charisma and money to the operation, it was ayman al—zawahiri who brought the organisation and tactical skills to that terrorist attack of 9/11. so in that respect, i think you can expect certainly in terms of the way president biden and the democratic party will present this as a huge win for president biden — if indeed this is true, and we will find out when president biden delivers his speech shortly. indeed, and thank you for consistently reminding us that caveat — we will get more details at half past the hour orso details at half past the hour or so when president biden is expected to make those remarks, and we will be bringing them to you here on bbc news so stay tuned to us for that. let's turn to ukraine now — where the first shipment of grain since the russian invasion in february has left the southern port of 0desa. moscow and kyiv reached an agreement last month to resume exports through the black sea. the razoni, first to leav

left to seek revenge by his mid 30s, he was a leader in egypt's islamic jihad he met the saudi osama bin laden who was fighting the soviets in afghanistan. they bonded. zawahiri became bin laden's personal doctor. by 1998, the islamic jihad and al qaeda merged. he was second in command bin laden was a relative newcomer to the world of jihad zawahiri had established credentials. the two uniting up provided a team that could not be broken. >> reporter: america was their next target. the world trade center in their sights after 9/11, zawahiri was seen in afghanistan and then went into hiding at $25 million reward on his head he kept al qaeda alive as isis became the west's main target. by the ruthless brains behind the world's worst terrorist attackeven in the final video. he was calling on muslims to attack america >> richard, what is the significant that this strike took place in kabul? >> so there are indications that it took place not just in kabul but right in the center of kabul, not far from the presidential palace. and the united states has been cooperating, many people don't know this, w

special forces had killed their number one target. >> after a firefight, they killed osama bin laden, and took custody of his body. >> reporter: but zawahiri remained elusive, hiding out in the border region between afghanistan and pakistan. >> fascinating just how he managed to evade authorities. martha raddatz joins us now live from washington. and martha, it turns out he wasn't in a cave in the mountains when he was killed, he was right in the center of kabul. >> reporter: linsey, right in the center of kabul. and in one of its wealthiest neighbors. it was the first strike in afghanistan since he pulled out u.s. forces last year when the taliban took over, which may have emboldened zahwa lee, but the cia stayed after him and it was a cia drone that took him out. linsey? >> martha, thank you. >>> we know president biden is planning to address the nation tonight, as martha just pointed out. he was right there in the situation room, more than a decade ago when american special foshss took out osama bin laden. abc's cecilia vega joins us now. and cecilia tonight's announcement certainl

president biden was in the command center when osama bin laden was killed.he i being briefed on this weekend's operation. a major success after criticism of last year's chaotic troop withdrawal from afghanistan. pres. biden: no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take u out. ergo unlike al qaeda, the taliban have a national agenda. they have been close allies of al qaeda for years recently they have played down their links, promising not to allow for an attacks to be planned on afghan il. al qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was. this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. jane: let's have a quick look at some of the days other news. bp has reported its highest profits in 14 years. the second-biggest in is history. the company's profits topped $8 billion, more than triple the amount it made in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide fa soaring prices of oil and gas. in spain, a new government planned to

the successor to osama bin laden. the news comes just 11 months after the last u.s. troops departed afghanistan, and nearly 21 years after 9/11. late word coming in at this hour. martha raddatz and cecilia vega standing by. >>> also tonight, catastrophic flooding. the death toll rising to at least 37 in kentucky. the governor warning that number could climb even higher. hundreds of people still unaccounted for. dramatic video is emerging of rescues in the rising water. residents brace for more heavy rain in the flood zone. >>> the massive wildfire burning out of control in northern california. the mckinney fire is now the state's largest fire this year. more than 55,000 acres burned. more than 100 structures destroyed. at least two people killed, apparently trying to escape the flames. matt gutman on the fire line. >>> ginger zee tonight on the red flag warnings in the west and the new flood watch issued for eastern kentucky. severe storms possible in the same area. >>> the monkeypox outbreak spreading in the u.s. more than 5,200 cases reported. the biden administrat

that was placed in 2011 after he replaced osama bin laden as the leader of al qaeda. today activities he has had for al qaeda are unclear but here is the president with the details of the takedown. >> my fellow americans, on saturday at my direction the united states successfully completed an air strike that killed the mayor of al qaeda. ayman al-zawahiri. you know, zawahiri wasn't bin laden's leader. he was with him the whole time. he was his number two man and his deputy at the time of the terrorist attack. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. he was responsible for the attack that murdered 2977 people on american soil. for decades, he was the mastermind behind attacks against americans including the bombing of the uss coal in 2000 which killed 17 american sailors and wounded dozens more. he played a key role in the bombings of tanzania killing 224 and wounding 4500 others. he carved a trail of murder and violence against american citizens, american servicemembers, american diplomats, and american interests. since the united states deliver justice to bin

osama bin laden's right-hand man. now president joe biden, addressing the nation from the blue room balcony at the white house where he is in isolation with rebound covid case. the cleric, that justice has been delivered. and warning that the united states will defend the american people. >> no matter how long it takes. no matter where you hide. if you are a threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. >> we are also learning some more tonight about how it all went down. ayman al-zawahiri, children what was being called a precise tailored airstrike. using to hellfire missiles fired at the balcony of a safe house in kabul. at 9:40 pm eastern time. it happened on saturday. the president thank you kate final trouble for a patient a week ago after months of highly secret planning. one official is telling cnn that members of his family, who are in other areas of the house, were not harmed. he helped mastermind the deadly terror attack on american soil alongside osama bin laden, when planes crashed

osama bin laden's right-hand man. now president joe biden,

he was a very senior leader in the council of bin laden under osama bin laden's leadership and osama bin laden was taken out in 2011 and al zawahiri was in charge of the franchise for the past 11 years and that included their fanning out into syria, under the guise of a group, and al zawahiri, i have to say, in recent years, a friend of mine joked that ct experts hung on his every word, a little more carefully than his own so-called followers and international jihad. and in this franchise, for example, in syria, broke with him rather acrimoniously and no longer a member of al qaeda, but look, you know, we've been hearing for years, al qaeda is down and out, it's finished, it's spent, as a terrorist organization, and that's only true insofar as their inability to strike out at the west, and we never quite know when they're going to be capable of doing that again. but this also shows, jonathan, the extraordinary reach of american intelligence. i mean this guy was in a house in kabul, and was hit with two hell-fire missiles, these are so-called ninja bombs because the war head opens nupe

he was one of the masterminds of 9/11 attacks on america, alongside osama bin laden, and one of america'smani, reports from kabul. one of america's most wanted: ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin laden. this was the drone strike that american officials say killed him as he stood on the balcony of this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. afterjoining al-qaeda, he helped plan the 9/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america

without osama bin laden, over the last few years, is not been quite the same in the organization, withof allegiance to osama bin laden. at various points, he was seen as the elderly caretaker over the years. we saw videos emerge. u.s. officials say don't worry about it, he's trying to remain relevant. at various points, they did not believe he was the strong leader of al qaeda. but, he never went away. with the concern about them operating on the border, with pakistan, there is significant concern that al-qaida is regrouping. that might open the door for some of the intelligence that they were able to develop to conduct this strike. what led to the united states to know where he was? how certain were they to enough to go after him? >> i assume president biden, after personally approving the killing, this is a huge moment. we are standing by to hear directly from the president. coming up on the situation room. we are getting more informatati right now. we will be right back. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ in two seconds, a vacationer will say... yeah, i'm going to li

al—zawahiri had previously been osama bin laden�*s number two, and was deeply involved in the 9/11 attackse united states in 2001 one of america's most senior politicians, nancy pelosi is now expected to visit taiwan on tuesday, putting further strains on relations with china. and beyonce will re—record one of her new songs, replacing a word, after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. and how virtual reality surgery has enabled doctors to separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden says an american drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri. he said the operation, which he authorised, took place in the afghan capital kabul on saturday. mr biden said ayman al—zawahiri was had been deeply involved in the september the 11th attacks as well as earlier attacks on us embassies in africa and the uss cole in the late nineties. zawahiri, who succeeded osama bin laden as al-qaeda chief, was on the fbi's most wanted terrorist list. this is what president biden announced a short

bin laden's leader. what was his role in al-qaeda now? >> he is al-qaeda's leader. he was the successor to osama bin laden. he was bin laden's number two, and when bin laden was killed in 2011, zawahiri became the leader of al-qaeda. he was slightly more low profile than bin laden was, but that doesn't mean he wasn't lethal. and there are many, many analysts who believe that zawahiri was more dangerous. he was certainly involved in the planning of 9/11, as well as, you heard president biden talking about the embassy bombings that he -- some intel sources have traced back to zawahiri as well. and in the past few years, the intel community has believed that he's been sick, that he is 71 years old who is not of great health. but he was still making videos, according to american officials. he was still making videos, calling for attacks on americans. >> so, lawrence, what is the leadership like in al-qaeda? what does this do to the leadership structure? is there someone or several people ready to step into the role that he was playing, or does this dismantle and disrupt the leadership of al-qaeda and significan

representative lisa mcclain said at a trump rally in michigan that it was trump who had found osama bin laden while president trump was in office, we didn't have a war, and i think he made three peace treaties caught osama bin laden and soleimani, al-baghdadi and this president is weak and i'll tell you, weakness breeds aggression. we need strength >> seth: yeah, we need strength. the kind of strength it takes to find and kill an elusive terrorist while simultaneously hosting a game show with your wet, asymmetrical sons was finding bin laden one of the tasks on "the apprentice"? "jose canseco, you need to create a 60-second commercial for the new onstar mirror. and lisa rinna, you're off to abbottabad, pakistan to look for clues. you can do it, lisa. seriously, these people should have to take the same kind of test to stay in congress that you give a boxer to make sure they can stay in the fight "how many fingers am i holding up?" "16. "what year is it?" "3069. "who killed osama bin laden? "donald trump. "okay, we're calling it. do you seriously not remember that famous photo where barack oba

will mama jam june has more now on the man who was al qaeda's 2nd most prominent figure off to osama bin laden, amen. and the war had, he had long been a deputy to osama bin laden, but after the u. s. killing of the vin and car, the leader in 2011. so i had, he took charge of the armed group attempting to expand its reach while never engendering the kind of loyalty afforded his predecessor while he did inherit the the mantle of leadership. he did not inherit was on blood his legitimacy as a will. jack had leader all his a credibility and legitimacy on karima amongst the various mal jayden groups born in egypt in 1951. so ari came from a distinguished family, studied medicine, and became a surgeon. in 1973, he joined the egyptian islamic jihad group the assassination of president unless said that the nice and $81.00 for which the group was blamed, proved to be a turning point for so heavy. while he was not charged in connection with the dots killing, he was imprisoned on conspiracy charges, one of thousands of religious activists jailed and tortured after the assassination . many analysts say t

osama bin laden's right hand man now dead, killed by a drone strike in afghanistan. >> he carved a trail of d violence. >> reporter: he took over after bin laden was killed by american forces in 2011. >> this runs very near and dear to me. and all the hard work that went into trying to track this guy down. >> reporter: zawahiri was one uof the most-wanted terrorists. >> this guy was involved in the tanzanian-kenyan attacks which i was involved in, he was involved in the "uss cole." i was at headquarters on september 11, 2001. >> reporter: now retired, he says the investigations that resulted in the deadly strike in kabul take years eof planning. >> some of that information is still super highly classified because of the investigative techniques used to identify what we were looking at. and i remember seeing his name. i looked at his name on this information going, we've got to get this guy, because he is thie behind it all. >> reporter: but analysts say it may not wend with his death. they agreed not to let the country become a safe haven for terrorists >> this shows that the relationshi

as osama bin laden's, deputy since 1998. and then as his successor this video purportedly shows the aftermath of the strike in kabul, which kills our hittie on the weekend. the afghan interior ministry denied reports on social media about a drone strike. from highly coordinated kind of branches and all around the world including setting priorities are providing operational guidance, call for and inspired attacks against us targets. he made videos including the reason we're calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now, justice has been delivered. in this terrorist leader is no more osha of returns. he joins us again now live from washington, d. c. a biting outlined a few details of the stroke, but you've had a briefing from us officials. so what will, can you tell us about how it all played out? we were told by a senior ministration official that this was a very long patient operation. and as you can imagine, the administration official isn't paying to tell us just how involved joe biden was on th

ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin laden.ear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. he had trained as a doctor in egypt but became involved with radical circles. he helped in the 9/11 attacks in which 2000 american people were killed. america placed a 2000 million dollar bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when osama bin laden was killed. and here he is being briefed on this weeekend's operation, a major success after criticism of last year's chaotic troop withdrawal from afghanistan. no matter how long it takes, no

after he was released from prison, he was expelled from egypt, went to afghanistan, where he met osama bin ladenhat became this relationship that eventually led to al-zawahri uniting egyptian jihadists, islamic forces with bin laden's al qaeda. a person known for strategy, mastermindg a number of attacks, not particularly charismatic or liked, but no matter, a very effective strategist in terms of fighting. he was identified not just with the plans for 9/11, but prior there that, the attacks on the uss cole, attacks in the gulf of aden which led to the death of 17 u.s. servicemen. also, he was indicted along with bin laden, in the indictment against those who conducted the bombin in eastfrica in 1998. he has a long history after that imprisonnt of violence in the me of jihad. the other thing about al-zawahri that is interesting, it was bin laden who basically said we are going to be an international organization, and we are going to attack the west, attacked the united states. prior to that, much of the islamic jihad were focused on local issues, local insuency. under al-zawahri's command, after

. >> he was osama bin laden's right hand man before succeeding him as the leader of al qaeda.e was responsible for planning the 9/11 attacks and other operations including two u.s. embassy bombings in east africa in 1998 and the attack on the u.s. cold war ship in yemen in 2000. following the strike that followed him, the taliban accused the u.s. of violating international principles and an agreement. the americans say that the taliban has broken the deal because they were harboring al qaeda. >> this journalist lived in afghanistan and i asked if he was surprised that ayman al-zawahiri had been living in kabul. >> i was surprised, it was a 10 minute walk from my apartment. i would ask everybody was also surprised. there haveeen credible reports that not afghan jihadists have been visiting or staying in kabul so at some people like him have been in kabul was known, he lived in a position, that was not a surprise. >> was it possible for him to be living in such a simple position without the taliban knowing? >> this is almost impossible to verify but it is barely imaginable that

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the world's most wanted terrorists, took over al-qaeda in 2011 after the us killed its leader, osama bin laden made videos including in recent weeks calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now justice has been delivered. this terrorist leader is no more. we'll be live in washington with all the latest. also in the programme: one of america's top lawmakers, nancy pelosi is reportedly expected to visit taiwan on tuesday, putting further strains on relations with china. doctors successfully separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains in historic virtual reality surgery. champions! champions! and as england's lionesses celebrate winning the euros 2022, we'll talk to gurinder chadha, director of the classic celebration of women's football, bend it like beckham. now look — my god, we did it! cheering live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news: president biden has confirmed that the al-qaeda chief, ayman al—zawahiri has been killed in an american drone strike conducted in kabul

he never had osama bin laden's wealth or charisma.e gave bin laden the vision of targeting not only what they considered pro-western muslims, but what he called the "far enemy," the u.s. that led tthe 1998 east africa embassy bombings, the 2000 attack on the u.s.s. cole in yemen, and 9/11 in downtown new york -- >> what osama bin laden and zawahiri did was internationalizing the idea of jihad instead of focusing on local enemies. nick: hassan hassan is a longtime terrorism analyst, and the editor-in-chief of new lines magazine. he says zawahiri came a long way from this upper-middle class cairo neighborhood where he grew up, and trained to be a medical doctor. but he was radicalized young, and in 1981 his organization, jihad group, participated in the assassination then president anwar sadat. he was arrested and held in a cage, then 31-years-old. >> we are muslim! nick: zawahiri vowed to make an islamic state, and claimed he was tortured. >> they kicked us, they beated us, they worked us through electric cables, they shocked us with e

forces mastered and took out osama bin laden who was hiding as you recall in pakistan the time. to president biden says about just how long this strike took. >> let me make it clear again tonight, that no matter how hard it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> joining me now to discuss this huge news -- richard clark national security council under both presidents bush and president clinton. remember, he originally warned the u.s. about the al-qaeda threat in the months before 9/11. and new yorkers staff writer dexter phil kid, who went up look to prosperous outstanding reporting on afghanistan when he was there working for the new york times. gentlemen, nice to see both of you today. when we begin with you, if i can dexter, because it's pretty unbelievable to think about where we are today, 11 years later. at the very least. and nearly 20 years since 9/11 now have the death of this top terrorist leader, you've written about this, -- you've written about afghanistan in particular. tell me why thi