Hellfire R9X Missile & a planned op: How U.S. killed Al Qaeda's Al-Zawahiri

Published on Aug 02, 2022 01:05 pm IST

After weeks of tracking and planning, the U.S. CIA assassinated notorious Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri over the weekend in Kabul. This after U.S. President Joe Biden ordered a precision strike. According to reports, Al-Zawahri was standing on the balcony of his hideout when the two Hellfire missiles were launched from an unmanned drone, killing him instantly. The U.S. reportedly used macabre Hellfire R9X, a warhead-less missile believed to be equipped with six razor-like blades extending from the fuselage that slices through its target but does not explode. Watch this video to find out how the CIA identified and killed world's 'deadliest' terrorist.

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