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ICYMI: Hamza bin Laden, Son of Qaeda Founder, Osama bin Laden was killed in a strike 'sometime in the 1st 2 yrs of the Trump admin' after leveling a series of threats at the US Details are scarce at this time. #WednesdayWisdom
nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/…
nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/…
2-"Details of the strike that killed him were scarce, including when and where. The United States government played a role in the operation, but it was not clear how, according to the officials, who discussed his death on the condition of anonymity because it involved
3-"sensitive operations and intelligence gathering. Mr. bin Laden was killed sometime during the first two years of the Trump administration, officials said. He was killed before the State Department announced a $1 million reward for information about his whereabouts in February,
4-" but American military and intelligence agencies had not confirmed his death by then. Though Mr. bin Laden carried a prominent name and lineage, the news of his death represented more of a symbolic victory for the American government than the removal of a threat.
5-"Al Qaeda has not carried out a large-scale attack in years, and though Mr. bin Laden was being groomed to eventually take over the group, that time appeared to be well into the future."
