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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.

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said.  The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added.  The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State.  The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan.  Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

Ramadan gathering attacked during iftar by ISIS armed group It killed seven people and injured four others in eastern Syria Syria, (Daily Post). According to Arab media suspected ISIL (ISIS) shooters killed seven people and injured four others during a Ramadan-iftar gathering in Deir Az Zor province in northeast Syria. Nouri Hamish, a former spokesman for the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, hosted an iftar dinner on Wednesday, marking the end of the fast, at his home in Abu Khashab.  According to the Euphrates Post, the Syrian news organization Iftar party organizer was one of the dead.  The assailants arrived on motorbikes and withdrew after being tackled by villagers, reports said. 

Four people were killed in gun violence in Mississippi, and a possible suspect was found dead The USA,(Daily Post). Local media reported another shooting, this time in Mississippi, in which four people were killed and the suspect was found dead.    Authorities said Wednesday that the possible suspect in the fatal shooting of the owner and two employees of a Mississippi Gulf Coast local hotel, as well as the subsequent death of a person shot during a carjacking, was found dead after a standoff with police.  Jeremy Alesunder Reynolds, 32, was identified as a possible suspect by Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer.   As per the incoming chief of the Gulfport Police Department, Adam Cooper, Reynolds holed up at a Gulfport convenience store after fleeing a stolen vehicle.  Gulfport is located just west of Biloxi, where the shootings at the Broadway Inn Express motel occurred.   Switzer told news outlets that the victims were motel owner Mohammad Moeini, ...

India,(Daily Post). During a religious procession at a temple in Tamil Nadu, southern India, at least 11 people were killed and 15 others were injured.   According to police, the accident occurred when a vehicle collided with a high transmission power line in the Thanjavur district.  A local Hindu had organized the temple parade.   According to an Indian newspaper, electrical sparks caused a truck full of devotees to catch fire.   Two children were among the dead. According to authorities, some of the injured were conveyed to the hospital.    A file was created and the police opened an investigation.    M K Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also offered his sympathies and declared that the families of those killed in the mishap would be compensated with 500,000 rupees each.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his "deep grief" over the incident.   "In this time of grief, my  sympathies...

Syria,(Daily Post). Israeli airstrikes near Damascus resulted in the death of four Syrian soldiers as well as material damage.   At least 3 Syrian soldiers were also wounded in the same airstrikes, SANA reported.   It was around 12:41 a.m. According to a Syrian military source, Israel launched missile strikes on certain locations near Damascus on Wednesday from the direction of Tiberias.   According to the source, the Syrian air defense intercepted and shot down some Israeli missiles.   However, four troops were killed and three injured as a result of the missile aggression, which also inflicted heavy material damage.   Since 2011, over 350.000 Muslims and Christians have been killed under the pretext of revolutions staged by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and their allies.   Terrorists from 80 nations, as well as Al-Qaeda and the Free Syrian military, were brought to overthrow the Syrian government. Bashar-Alasad is not only audacio...

Islamabad,(Daily Post). Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was sworn in as a federal minister on Wednesday and is expected to be appointed as Pakistan's foreign minister. During a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Arif Alvi delivered the oath to Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, which was also attended by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari and Asifa Bibi. After the PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting on Tuesday, party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirmed that he would be sworn in as federal minister on Wednesday.  Earlier this month, 31 federal and three state ministers were sworn in in Islamabad.  On April 19, the oath-taking ceremony was held in Islamabad to appoint new ministers. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani sworn-in federal ministers and state ministers. Shahbaz also appointed three advisers, bringing the total number of government members to 37.  Bilawal Bhutto Zarda...