8 minutes agoFrom a doctor to leader of terrorism, who was Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was liquidated by the US
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(4 years ago)The United States has killed in a raid on Afghanistan Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In a statement from the White House, US President Joe Buden said he had authorised the attack, stressing that the justice required by the US has already been established. But who was Ayman al-Zawahiri? Zawahir comes from [...]
But who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Zawahir comes from a prominent Egyptian family, according to the New York Times. His grandfather, Rabbia '%a al-Zawahiri, was imam at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. His uncle, Abdel Rahman Azzam, was the first secretary of the Arab League.
He helped organise the most deadly terrorist attack on American soil on September 11, 2011.
The 19 brothers who came out and gave the spirit to Almighty God, Almighty God has given them this victory we are now enjoying,” said al-Zawahiri in a video message published in April 2002.
This was the first of many mocking messages that the terrorist, who became the leader of al-Qaeda after American forces killed bin Laden in 201, would send over the years, urging militants to continue the war against America and blame American leaders.
Zawahir was constantly on the move once the US-led invasion of Afghanistan began following the 11 September 2001 attacks. At one point, he survived a US attack on the broken mountain region of Tora Bora of Afghanistan, an attack that left his wife and children dead.
He made his public debut as Muslim militants when he was in prison for his involvement in the murder of Egyptian President Annaar Sadat in 1981.
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At the time, al-Zawahiri, a young doctor, was already a dedicated terrorist who plotted to overthrow the Egyptian government for years and tried to replace it with Islamic fundamentalist rule. He proudly supported the killing of Sadati after the Egyptian leader made peace with Israel.
He spent three years in prison after Sadati's murder and claimed he was tortured while in custody. After his release, he left for Pakistan, where he treated wounded mujahadeen fighters who fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
At this moment he met bin Laden and found a common cause. “We are working with Brother bin Laden,” he said announcing the unification of his terrorist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, with al-Qaeda in May 1998. “We know him more than 10 years now. We fought with him here in Afghanistan. .”
Together, the two leaders of terrorism signed a statement: “The trial to kill and fight Americans and their allies, whether civilian or military, is an obligation for every Muslim”. /abcnews. al
