Together, we hunted down Laden: US tells UN on 9/11 anniv
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the US representative to the UN highlighted the coalition's success in eliminating key terrorist leaders. The UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement reaffirming its commitment to counter-terrorism.
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Reflects the ongoing geopolitical focus on international security and the legacy of the 9/11 attacks in global diplomacy.
The United States told the UN Security Council that we hunted down Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as the 15-nation body adopted its first presidential statement on counter-terrorism in five years on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday held a briefing marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, carried out by Al-Qaeda terrorists who crashed hijacked planes into the World Trade Centre twin towers in 2001.Together, we hunted down bin Laden. Our coalition destroyed the ISISs caliphate.
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