Al-Qaida unlikely to be deterred by al-Zawahri loss, experts say

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 2011. | SITE MONITORING SERVICE / VIA REUTERS TV

The U.S. Hellfire missiles that killed Ayman al-Zawahri dealt al-Qaida a powerful symbolic blow, but its far-flung branches are tactically independent and will not be deterred from plotting more attacks on local and Western targets, experts say. On his watch — which began with the 2011 death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida’s original driving force

Zawahiri killing was a great success of a bygone era

For the Joe Biden, the strike shows America can still target bad guys wherever they may be hiding. For his critics, the attack shows al-Qaida has taken up residenc in Afghanistan once again, something the U.S. president said would not happen when he pulled U.S. forces out of the country. 
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The U.S. drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the head of al-Qaida and one of the last remaining architects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, delivered a measure of justice. It did not deliver resolution in the debates still surrounding U.S. counterterrorism policy. For President Joe Biden, the strike shows America can still target bad guys

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