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Somali Al-Shebab fighters gather on February 13, 2012 in Elasha Biyaha, in the Afgoei Corridor, after a demonstration to support the merger of Al-shebab and the Al-Qaeda network. Shebab insurgents staged rallies across Somalia on February 13 to celebrate their group's recognition by...

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This frame grabbed image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, purports to show al-Qaida's leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida's media arm, as-Sahab, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. The head of...

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Armed members of the militant group al-Shabab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Thousands of Somalis gathered at a militant-organized demonstration on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Monday in support of the merger of the Somali militant group...

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Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this file still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website June 8, 2011. Pakistan called on the United States on July 10, 2011 to share information about new al Qaeda leader Zawahri after...

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Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, sits during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in a file image supplied by the Dawn newspaper November 10, 2001. Pakistan called on the United States on July 10, 2011 to share information about...

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A Northern Alliance soldier makes fun of Saudi-born terror suspect Osama bin Laden has he holds a flyer with his portrait (R) and a portrait of his aide Ayman al-Zawahri while posing for a picture at the Maslakh refugee camp, 10 kms west of Herat in western Afghanistan, 30 November 2001.

AP Photo 2 months ago

This undated image taken from video posted on a militant website and made available by IntelCenter shows al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri issuing a statement on the capture of American aid worker Warren Weinstein. Al-Zawahri claimed responsibility for the capture and said Weinstein...

Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website on June 8, 2011. Osama bin Laden's long-time lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahri has taken command of al Qaeda after the killing of the group's...

Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website June 8, 2011. Osama bin Laden's longtime lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, said the United States faces rebellion throughout the Muslim...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by the respected Dawn newspaper November 10, 2001. Al-Zawahri, al...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks in this file video footage released April 29, 2006. Al-Zawahri, al Qaeda's No. 2, is a prime candidate to lead the network after Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces at his Pakistan hideout on Monday, almost 10...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

A frame grab of a video released on September 2, 2006 shows Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaking. Al-Zawahri, al Qaeda's No. 2, is a prime candidate to lead the network after Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces at his Pakistan hideout on May 2,...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Still image taken from a footage of Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaking released September 20, 2007. Al-Zawahri, al Qaeda's No. 2, is a prime candidate to lead the network after Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces at his Pakistan hideout on May...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Al Qaeda's top strategist and second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri is seen in this file photo released November 10, 2001. Al-Zawahri, al Qaeda's No. 2, is a prime candidate to lead the network after Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces at his Pakistan hideout on May...

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Jordanian Huthaifa Azzam, a former comrade of Osama bin Laden, is pictured during an interview with AFP in Amman on May 3, 2011 in which he said Al-Qaeda is expected to become more extreme under its new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. Huthaifa, 41, is the son of Abdullah Azzam, a mentor of bin...

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Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by the respected Dawn newspaper, in this November 10, 2001 file photo. Ten years ago, U.S....

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A photo of Al Qaeda's new leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011. Al Qaeda has released a message in which Osama bin Laden's successor as the group's leader, al-Zawahiri said al Qaeda supported the Arab Spring. ...

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FILE - In this undated file photo, Mohammed al-Zawahri is seen in this photo taken while in police custody in Egypt. Egyptian authorities have re-arrested the brother of al-Qaida's deputy leader, Mohammed al-Zawahri, two days after freeing him from prison, a security official said...

AP Photo 6 months ago

This photo provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, purports to show Al-Qaida's new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida's media arm, as-Sahab, Wednesday July 27, 2011. Al-Qaida's new leader has lauded protesters...

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A Pakistani private security guard closes the gate to the residence of a kidnapped US aid expert in Lahore on December 2, 2011. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri claims that the terror group is holding hostage a US development worker kidnapped in Pakistan four months ago, according to...

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An elderly Pakistani man rides his bicycle past the house of a kidnapped US aid expert in Lahore on December 2, 2011. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri claims that the terror group is holding hostage a US development worker kidnapped in Pakistan four months ago, according to an online...

Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian reputed to be second-in-command of the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in this file photo image supplied by the Dawn newspaper on November 10, 2001. Bin...

Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Al Qaeda's top strategist and second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri is shown in this undated file photo. Osama bin Laden's long-time lieutenant, al-Zawahri, is now the leader of al Qaeda, Al Arabiya television reported on June 16, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured), in a file image supplied by the Dawn newspaper on November 10, 2001. Osama bin Laden's...

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by the respected Dawn newspaper November 10, 2001. Al Qaeda's...