<h5>What is Al-Qaeda?</h5>  <p>Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organisation that was founded in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden. They function from many countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. It was responsible for the 9/11 terror attack in the United States. </p>
<p>The 9/11 attack took place on September 11, 2001. It is known to be the deadliest attack in the history of the United States. A group of terrorists from Al-Qaeda forcefully took control of four planes. They crashed two of them into the World Trade Centre, New York. One plane crashed into The Pentagon, Washington, DC, while the other crashed on a field.
Even today, Al-Qaeda still continues to plan and cause destruction all over the world. Recently, the United States killed Ayman al-Zawahiri.
</p> <h5>Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?</h5>  <p>Ayman al-Zawahiri was the co-founder of Al-Qaeda. After Osama Bin Laden was killed in 2011, he became the leader of the organisation. He, along with Bin Laden, was one of the main plotters behind the 9/11 terror attacks. After becoming the leader of Al-Qaeda, he focused on expanding its reach.</p>
<p>He was born in Egypt in 1951 and studied medicine. After Zawahiri became the leader, he said that Al-Qaeda will focus on attacking the United States and its allies, especially those supporting the government of Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Zawahiri was a part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted terrorist list. Recently, he was killed by the United States using drone strikes. His death was announced by Joe Biden, the President of the United States.
</p> <h5>What is a drone strike?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/alqaeda-leader-ayman-alzawahiri-killed%2Falqaeda-leader-ayman-alzawahiri-killed-section1.jpeg?alt=media&token=321c06b4-fa9a-4f35-9ec6-402bf254cbef" alt="What is a drone strike?" >
        <figcaption>Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, sitting with his security team looking at a model of where Ayman al-Zawahiri is hiding. Photo by The White House.</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>Haven’t we all played with remote control cars? Sitting on the bed or sofa and controlling them using remotes? Similarly, drones are unmanned aircraft that do not need a pilot seated on them. Instead, they can be controlled by a pilot from any location. That’s why they are also called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 
The combat drones used by the military are called unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). The killing of terrorists using UCAVs is known as a drone strike. Recently, such a drone strike was used for killing Ayman al-Zawahiri. 
</p> <h5>Who gave the order for the drone strike?</h5>  <p>Earlier this year, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) along with other agencies of the US found that Zawahri could be hiding in Kabul, Afghanistan. They spent months confirming if it was him and finding his exact hiding spot. 
After confirming that it was indeed him, Joe Biden gave the order to kill him using drone strikes. Reports say that there were no other casualties of the drone strike.
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