US drone strike: 9/11 teams, households cheer al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri’s dying in Afghanistan

The members of the family of a 9/11 survivors group have expressed gratitude to US President Joe Biden for eliminating al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, saying it was a “significant step” of their years-long battle for justice and accountability.

The 9/11 Justice, a grassroots organisation comprising survivors, first responders, and members of the family who misplaced their family members within the September 11, 2011 terror assaults within the US, expressing pleasure over the fear group chief’s dying, mentioned the step was notably significant to the 9/11 neighborhood who continued their battle for justice.

The group, in an announcement, additional urged Biden to proceed to face with the 9/11 neighborhood and help all those that search justice for victims of the 9/11 assaults that left 2,977 folks useless.

Terry Strada, nationwide chair of 9/11 Families United, expressed her gratitude for the dedication of intelligence companies and the unflinching dedication proven by the US navy within the struggle in opposition to terrorism.

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“If we’re going to be serious about accountability, we must hold everyone accountable,” Strada was quoted as saying by Fox News.

Brad Blakeman, a senior advisor to former president George W. Bush, whose nephew, a primary responder, was killed within the assault, mentioned: “It was a long day in coming. It should have been done a long time ago if we had the opportunity.” “What really dismays me is the fact that why is the US always the one to take action against the terrorists when they’re harboured in sovereign countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan in the case of (Osama) bin Laden? Why are these countries giving safe haven to these murderers and terrorists,” Blakeman mentioned, expressing outrage at nations like Afghanistan and Pakistan for serving as a protected haven for such teams.

“So, while I thank the US for taking such bold action, I’m mad as hell that these countries are harbouring these horrible people,” he added.

Commenting on al-Zawahiri’s dying, Alice M. Greenwald, president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, mentioned the fear outfit chief’s dying added one other dimension to the persevering with affect of the 9/11 tragedy on in the present day’s world.

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Greenwald mentioned the transfer calls upon the necessity to educate the youthful generations in regards to the deadliest terrorist assault to have ever been carried on American soil.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the correct hand of Osama bin Laden — who was killed by the CIA in 2011 in Pakistan — was one of many masterminds behind the September 11 terror assault in 2001.

The 71-year-old had been appearing because the Al-Qaeda chief since Laden’s dying. Born in Egypt, al-Zawahiri grew as much as be a health care provider and a surgeon and was additionally a private doctor of Laden.

The chief, who had a USD 25 million bounty on his head, fled Egypt to Peshawar within the Nineteen Eighties after he was jailed twice as a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, accused of overthrowing the Egyptian authorities.

He was a key member of al-Qaeda who turned the jihadi motion’s weapons to focus on the United States.

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