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Biden announces he authorised drone strike to ‘remove him from the battlefield once and for all’
Move unlikely to dissuade US and Russia from targeting Islamist rebels
Egyptians used to laugh and smile, but not any more, a Cairo doorman tells Maggie Fick
Nasir al-Wuhayshi is the group’s most senior member killed since Osama bin Laden in 2011
Announcement suggests rivalry between Islamist factions
Islamist groups in the Mid-East are sharing bomb-making knowhow
Move can be seen as part of group’s effort to topple al-Qaeda
The group is now trying to smash its way into prisons to re-enlist fighters, writes Ahmed Rashid
Jabhat al-Nusra leader’s move reinforces Assad regime’s narrative
It’s been a disastrous year for Pakistan’s military leader, says James Lamont
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