Secret weapon used by CIA to kill Ayman Al-Zawahiri: It is believed that the United States used the macabre Hellfire R9X, a warhead-less missile equipped with six razor-like blades, to kill Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Also called the
The review, done by Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami Said and endorsed by Austin in November, found there were breakdowns in communication and in the process of identifying and confirming the target of the bombing, which killed 10 civilians, including seven children. But he concluded that the strike was a tragic mistake and not caused by misconduct or negligence.
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.