On June 5 , 2012 , U.S. officials confirmed that Libi was among 15 militants killed the previous day when a US drone fired four missiles at a compound in Mir Ali , North Waziristan . Additionally , The White House later confirmed it . His death was later confirmed by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a video released in September 2012 to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary
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Abu Yahya al-Libi