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Terror Networks
Bin Laden’s son calls for jihad in Syria
2017-09-15
[IsraelTimes] Hamza bin Laden, on US terrorist blacklist since January, believed preparing to take over leadership of al-Qaeda

Hamza bin Laden, son and would-be heir of late al-Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden
... who is now beyond all cares and woe...
, has urged Moslems around the world to join the jihad in Syria against "crusaders" and Shiites.

"The cause of Syria is the cause of the entire worldwide Moslem community," he said in an undated audio recording released on jihadist networks Thursday.

"In order for the people of Syria to resist the Crusader, Shiite and international aggression, Moslems ‐ all Moslems ‐ must stand with them, support them and give them victory," he said.

"Wakefulness is essential, as is quick, serious and organised movement, to support the people of blessed Syria before it is too late."

Hamza, who is in his mid-20s, has become active as an al-Qaeda propagandist since his father’s death at the hands of US special forces in May 2011.

Syria has been devastated by a six-year war and given an opening to jihadists including the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group and the Fateh al-Sham
...formerly al-Nusra, the current false nose and mustache of al-Qaeda in the Levant...
Front.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Sunni Death Eater group that last month seized control of the northern Syrian city of Idlib, is dominated by the al-Qaeda offshoot, which officially broke ties with the network founded by Osama bin Laden.

But experts say the name change was little more than a re-branding.

Many believe the group is positioning itself as more moderate than the Islamic State group in hopes of a resurgence.

The United States added Hamza bin Laden to its terrorist blacklist in January.

The US Treasury estimates that he was born in 1989 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. His mother was Khairiah Sabar, one of the al-Qaeda founder’s three wives.

Last year, the fifth anniversary of the death of the man who ordered the 9/11 attacks on the United States, experts began to note his son’s increasing prominence in the movement.

The State Department has designated him a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist", freezing any assets he holds in areas under US jurisdiction.

In an undated audio message released in August, Hamza bin Laden urged his Saudi supporters to rebel and overthrow the kingdom’s rulers.

Experts believe he is preparing to take over the leadership of al-Qaeda and exploit the Islamic State group’s defeats in Syria and Iraq to unify the global jihadist movement under the banner of al-Qaeda.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Fine. They can come vacation in beautiful Syria. And get their a$$es shot off. Rather than us having to hunt them down like dogs.
Posted by: gorb   2017-09-15 21:08  

#3  #1 With all of our resources, why is this little dipshit still making noise?
Posted by Raj


Because he is a better hider than we are a finder. The little coward is better at calling the Ummah do his bidding...cuz he cant dirty his soft pale hands with the physical labors of combat. Hamza is the current hide and seek champion...thats all he's got.
Posted by: Tennessee   2017-09-15 09:20  

#2  Cause we wage 'kinder gentler' wars police actions.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-09-15 08:03  

#1  With all of our resources, why is this little dipshit still making noise?
Posted by: Raj   2017-09-15 03:02  

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