Al-Zawahri confirms terror group seeking to turn tide in Syrian uprising
(AP) - Al-Qaeda's chief has called on Muslims from other countries to support rebels in Syria seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, saying they cannot depend on the West for help. Ayman al-Zawahri, in a videotaped statement released late yesterday, asked Muslims in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey to join the uprising against Assad's "pernicious, cancerous regime." All four states border Syria. The statement confirms Assad's claims and US suspicions that the terror group has had a hand in the 11-month uprising. More»