According to familiar sources with the situation, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan. According to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike, but the government delayed releasing information until his death was confirmed. White House officials declined to confirm al-Zawari's death but said in a statement that the US had carried out a "successful" counterterrorism operation against a key al-Qaeda target with no "civilian casualties". According to a senior intelligence officer, a US ground team that was in Afghanistan to support the attack has now left.
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