Ayman al-Zawahiri was considered a planner of that attack and others. He was once a deputy of Osama bin Laden. He ascended to al-Qaida's top position when the U.S. killed bin Laden in 2011.

Well, al Qaeda could not end without [bin Laden] being killed or captured. So at least we’ve gotten that far. Certainly the organization will endure, at least for a while. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the ...

Zawahiri’s Assassination Proves the War in Afghanistan Is Far From Over A little more than a month ago, in the early morning of July 31, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a U.S ...

However, speeches by Ayman al-Zawahiri, who became Al Qaeda's "emir" or prince after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, are viewed as less inspiring to potential homegrown terrorists in the ...

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed by US drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, July 31, was a man who led a life of secrecy and violence. US President Joe Biden on Monday said the ...

The 48-minute video, posted on an Islamic insurgent Web site, contained footage of al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and of Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American who the FBI believes attended ...