[2] However, al-Jolani’s announcement was undertaken without consulting Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda, and created significant tension within the organization.[3] Today, HTS maintains that ...
In 2022, he oversaw the operation that killed the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri. After war broke out between Israel and Hamas in 2023, he became one of the highest-profile members of the ...
In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.