Before the rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, al-Qaeda was the most-feared jihadi group in the world. But like a nimble start-up, ISIS broke away from al-Qaeda and let the parent fight the big powers, while it used new tactics and social media to gain money, power and a big reputation.
Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden’s complex in Abbottabad, Pakistan. In the immediate aftermath of the al Qaeda leader’s death, many wondered how the organization would be affected. A year later, with al Qaeda now under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Gideon Rose, the editor of Foreign Affairs, […]
Despite China and Russia’s staunch opposition, the Arab League will return to the United Nations Monday morning to propose a peacekeeping mission in Syria. But the Arab League isn’t the only organization calling for Assad’s ouster: number of jihadi leaders are also offering support to the Syrian opposition, including Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. Al Qaeda in […]
Warren Weinstein is a veteran aid worker who was kidnapped by armed men in Lahore almost four months ago. Ayman al-Zawahiri and the Pakistan branch of al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for this, and created a list of demands for his release. Among them are the end of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, as […]