AQ leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a pre-recorded clip to mark the 11th anniversary of his successor Osama bin Laden’s death.
Al-Qaida commander Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a prerecorded video to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.
In the video, Al-Zawahri claims that it was because of “US weakness” that its partner Ukraine became “prey” to the Russian invasion.
The SITE Intelligence group, which monitors extremist activity, released the 27-minute address on Friday. The boss is shown sitting at a desk, surrounded by literature and a rifle.
Al-Zawahri called for Muslim unity and said the United States was weak and declining, noting the consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Bin Laden was both the mastermind and the financier of the assaults.
“Here (the U.S.) is after its defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan, after the economic disasters caused by the 9/11 invasions, after the Corona pandemic, and after it left its ally Ukraine as prey for the Russians,” he said.
Bin Laden was killed by US forces in a raid on his compound refuge in Pakistan in 2011.
Al-Zawahri’s location remains unknown. The FBI is looking for him, and a $25 million reward is being offered for information leading to his apprehension.
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