Jihadis close to AQ tweeting about an air strike in Waziristan that killed many AQ. Speculation about Zawahiri but so far nothing concrete.
— ?.?. ?????? (@intelwire) September 18, 2014
#Isis handlers tweeting tt unconfirmed reports suggest tt #Zawahiri & a nmbr of top AQ officials were killed in an airstrike in #Waziristan.
— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) September 18, 2014
.2/ Others saying #Zawahari was not killed, but that other top officials of his perished in the strike.
— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) September 18, 2014
Senior Defense Official tells me no U.S. military operations in that area at all that would account for such a strike. #Zawahiri
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) September 18, 2014
@joshrogin CIA?
— Ryan Donnelly (@madbad) September 18, 2014
Here's most reasonable statement on reports of #drone strike killing #AlQaeda leader #Zawahiri: MT @HannahAllam All rumor, no confirmation.
— Jonah Blank (@JonahBlank) September 18, 2014
Wednesday morning saw "40 terrorists including foreigners in killed in villages in North Wazirastan Agency" #ISPR #Zawahiri
— Sophia Saifi (@SophiaSaifi) September 18, 2014
There was no indication that the fighters killed yesterday by airstrikes in #NorthWaziristan were #AlQaeda or included #Zawahiri #Pakistan
— Sophia Saifi (@SophiaSaifi) September 18, 2014
Developing.
Update 11:19 PM September 17:
A few sources are citing a Defense Department official asserting the rumors that Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike are untrue.
https://twitter.com/cmdeb/status/512405231783534592
https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/512403209525411840
US defence official: "We are aware of the reporting. Rumours that Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike are not accurate"
— Aleem Maqbool (@AleemMaqbool) September 18, 2014
Scotch that one then. MT@AleemMaqbool US defence official: "Rumours that Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike aren't accurate"
— Rodger Shanahan (@RodgerShanahan) September 18, 2014
No #Pak military or #US drone strike in #NWA overnight or this morning according to military sources and indie reports #Zawahiri #Pakistan
— Sophia Saifi (@SophiaSaifi) September 18, 2014
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