Zawahiri: Co-opting Syria’s Revolution IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Al-Qaida’s new senior leader is trying to co-opt Syria’s revolution with a message of anti-Americanism and hate, in a new video translation recently released to jihadi forums. “Peace be upon you while you teach the rebellious, treacherous, traitorous system severe lessons [...]
Al-Qaida Leadership Reborn IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Al-Qaida has announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former No. 2 of the organization, is the new permanent head of the organization. The announcement also functioned as the mission statement for his new leadership, affirming key al-Qaida plans and emphasizing some previously neglected [...]
Islamists Target Egypt’s Christians IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Egypt’s Arab Spring has become a nightmare for the nation’s 2,000-year-old Coptic Christian community, now the terror target of choice for Islamist radicals. Christians’ “personal security has gotten much worse” since the February ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, says Nina Shea [...]
Al-Qaida’s New Battle Hardened, Difficult Leader IPT News Steven Emerson and the Investigative Project on Terrorism In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s demise, his likely successor is his longtime deputy and collaborator, Egyptian jihadist Ayman al-Zawahiri. The U.S. government has offered a reward of up to $25 million for Zawahiri, who officials have said [...]
What Do the Uprising in The Middle East Mean for al-Qaeda? Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 11 By Michael W.S. Ryan The Jamestown Foundation There are currently two arguments about what the recent uprisings across the Middle East mean for al-Qaeda. The optimists argue that non-violent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt have [...]
