NBC News reported Tuesday that a senior U.S. intelligence official believed that al-Zawahri was “constantly on the run” as he tried to avoid being targeted by CIA drone strikes or a special forces raid. NBC News’ Jim Miklaszewski said al-Zawahri was focusing on “just trying to stay alive” and had no role in any al-Qaida operations.
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The Pakistani official, who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media, said that “solid intelligence reports based on recent al-Qaida arrests” suggested that al-Zawahri had “gone either to Yemen or Somalia.”
An Afghan Taliban source also said al-Zawahri had left the region, NBC News reported.
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