Boise State Public Radio8d
Q&A: CIA Chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ...
Boise State Public Radio9d
Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
In 2022, he oversaw the operation that killed the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri. After war broke out between Israel ...
The Australian20d
Rebel leader and ‘most powerful man in Syria’ is no moderate
In 2016, during the address in which he supposedly broke with al Qaeda, Mr al-Sharaa expressed his gratitude to Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped plan the 9/11 attacks and succeeded Osama bin Laden as ...
Dawn21d
A big transition
engaged in a significant debate with Ayman al-Zawahiri, criticising the indiscriminate use of violence as a means for change. Likewise, Jemaah Islamiyah militants, led by Nasir Abbas, underwent a ...
Long War Journal28d
US removes $10 million reward for Hayat Tahrir al Sham leader
Baghdadi wanted Jolani to report to him, while Jolani sought autonomy. The dispute was brought to Ayman al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s emir, who sided with Jolani. This disagreement ultimately led to ...
U.S. News & World Report29d
Statesman or Jihadist? What to Make of Syria’s De Facto Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Golani
And instead of embracing al-Baghdadi’s new Syrian expansion, al-Golani and his fighters were pledging allegiance to the broader al-Qaida organization and its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
CNN29d
George Mason University student charged with plotting mass casualty attack on Israeli consulate in New York
Prosecutors alleged Hassan made posts “revering Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri” and operated “several pro-ISIS and al Qaeda accounts that promoted violence against Jews.” ...