Editing Ayman al-Zawahiri (section)

===Death speculations===
In November 2020, both Afghan and Pakistani security sources claimed that Ayman al-Zawahiri had died due to complications from asthma. This has yet to be officially confirmed. It has been speculated that Zawahiri has been in poor health for quite some time now and that he has stepped back from leading al-Qaeda. 

One of the sources who spoke to Arab News was an al-Qaeda translator said to maintain close ties with the group, who said Zawahiri had died in Afghanistan. 

'He died of asthma because he had no formal treatment,' the translator told the outlet's Pakistani edition. 

A Pakistani security official in tribal areas near the Afghan border said 'we are firm that he has died of natural causes' following persistent rumours. 

Another Pakistani source, a security officer with knowledge of anti-terror operations, said they had information that Zawahiri had died around a month ago.<ref>[https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/posts-make-unfounded-claims-about-death-of-al-qaeda-leader/ Posts Make Unfounded Claims About Death of Al-Qaeda Leader], ''FactCheck''</ref>