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NEWS ABOUT: Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri stories: 14 news summaries

(AP) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader warns the Pakistani people in a new audio message that the US poses a grave danger for Pakistan's future, and asks if they could help financially. "It is the individual duty of every Muslim in Pakistan to join the mujahedeen, or at the very least,... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • As Sahab • al-Qaeda • audiotape • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Islamist website

Al-Qaeda Denounces Obama

Deputy warns Muslims of 'polished words' before Cairo speech

Jun 2, 09 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda isn't waiting for President Obama to address the Muslim world to criticize him. In a new video, the group's No. 2 leader called Obama a "criminal" on the eve of his visit to the Mideast and said his "bloody images" cannot be concealed by "theatrical visits... More »

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Egypt • Muslim • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • President Obama

Gates: 'Bin Laden Hunt Like Finding Unabomber'

Defense secretary says finding fugitives a lot harder than it looks

Mar 19, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Finding the bad guys isn't as easy as it looks in the movies, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates compared the hunt for Osama bin Laden with federal agents' 17-year search for the Unabomber, and suggested the same time frame may be similar in the quest to locate al-Qaeda... More »

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CIA • Robert Gates • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Ted Kaczynski

Al-Qaeda Struggles to Rally Muslims Against Obama

Bush was much easier target for rallying support

Jan 25, 09 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - In George W. Bush, al-Qaeda leaders had an easy figurehead to rally against. But championing the jihadist movement with Barack Obama in the White House is a different story, the Washington Post reports. Qaeda militants are firing insults at Obama, including “hypocrite," "house Negro,” and "... More »

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War on Terror • Muslims • al-Qaeda • George W. Bush • Ayman al-Zawahiri • President Obama

Al-Qaeda
No. 2: Gaza
Raid Is 'Gift
From Obama'

Zawahiri mocks him
as a potential 'savior'

Jan 6, 09 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader called the Israeli invasion of Gaza a "gift from Obama" and urged Muslims to take revenge against Israel, CNN reports. In an audio message posted on extremist websites, Ayman al-Zawahiri said that Barack Obama was portrayed as "the savior who will come and change... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Mideast • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Islam Would Bring US Out of Crisis: Qaeda Leader

New video ties terror wars to financial meltdown

Nov 28, 08 10:58 AM CST
(AP) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader appeared in a new video posted today calling on Americans to embrace Islam to overcome the financial meltdown, which he said was a consequence of the Sept. 11 attacks and militant strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahiri's 80-minute recording also lashed out at Afghanistan's government... More »

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terrorism • credit crisis • al-Qaeda • economy • Ayman al-Zawahiri • 9/11 attacks

Al-Qaeda Boss Calls Obama 'House Negro'

Audio message
aimed at faithful who might be weakening

Nov 19, 08 9:19 AM CST
(AP) - Seeking to persuade Muslims and Arabs that Barack Obama does not represent a change in US policies, al-Qaeda's No. 2 calls the president-elect, along with Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, “house negroes” in a message on militant websites today. In the audio tape, Ayman al-Zawahri calls Obama “the... More »

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Barack Obama • propaganda • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • President Obama

 Bin Laden 
 Isolated, 
 Struggling: 
 Hayden 

CIA: He's forced to move from place to place, isolated from his terror network

Nov 14, 08 2:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, terror chief Osama bin Laden remains alive and free, but he's struggling, CIA director Michael Hayden said in a speech yesterday: "He appears to be largely isolated from the day-to-day operations of the organization he nominally heads." Hayden said bin Laden spends much of... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Pakistan • Michael Hayden • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Atlantic Council

 Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War 

Message from Osama's deputy urges attack on 'treacherous regimes'

Jun 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's deputy has called on Muslims to launch a  holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza, reports AP. The call was issued in an 11-minute al-Qaeda audiotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, marking the anniversary of the loss of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights in... More »

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terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • jihad • Hamas • West Bank • Osama bin Laden • Islamic extremism • al-Qaeda • Gaza blockade • Islamic terrorism • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Danish Embassy
 Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan 

Strike could be linked to flap over Muhammad cartoons

Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, reports the BBC. At least one embassy worker was among the dead, but no Danish nationals. The attack may be linked to a series of threats... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Islamabad • car bomb • Danish Mohammed cartoons • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Danish embassy

Rogue al-Qaeda Backers Call for
Nuke Attack in Online Video

But no evidence of specific plot, says FBI

May 28, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda supporters will use an Internet video to call for the use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in a new attack on civilians in the West, reports ABC News. FBI officials have alerted US law enforcement of the tape, said a spokesman, but emphasized that there is no evidence... More »

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War on Terror • Israel • terrorism • FBI • nuclear weapons • Department of Homeland Security • Osama bin Laden • WMD • weapons of mass destruction • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

He accuses Tehran
of giving Israel credit
to diminish al-Qaeda

Apr 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader says Iran is denying the terrorist group credit for 9/11 by spreading the rumor that Israel masterminded the 2001 attacks on the US. A new audiotape from Ayman al-Zawahiri highlights the growing tension between al-Qaeda and Tehran, the BBC reports, evidence of a sectarian struggle for... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Osama Bin Laden 'Alive & Well' 

Deputy touts his health on internet

Apr 3, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to his deputy. "Sheik Osama bin Laden is in good health. The ill-intentioned always try to circulate false reports about him being sick," said Ayman al-Zawahiri in a 104-minute recording posted on the internet. The comments... More »

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Israel • Saudi Arabia • jihad • Hamas • United States • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al-Qaeda No. 2 Calls for Terror Attacks to Back Palestinians

Gaza demonstrations not enough, he warns

Mar 24, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An audio statement purportedly by al-Qaeda’s second-in-command demands that Muslims attack the West to support Palestinians, reports CNN. "Let them know that every dollar they spend on the killing of Muslims, there will be shed blood in return," said Ayman al-Zawahiri, adding that protests were not enough. More »

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terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

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