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Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda?
 [ForeignPolicy] The once-powerful organization’s disappearance from headlines and the broader foreign-policy conversation is remarkable.On July 31, 2022, a U.S. dronezap killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ...Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area assuming he's not dead like Mullah Omar. He lost major face when he ordered the nascent Islamic State to cease and desist and merge with the orthodox al-Qaeda spring, al-Nusra... at a Taliban Posted by: trailing wife 2023-08-06 |
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