As Americans Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary, Al Qaeda Chief Calls for Attacks on US, Israel

As Americans Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary, Al Qaeda Chief Calls for Attacks on US, Israel
Ayman al-Zawahri speaks to the press in Khost, Afghanistan. A 1998 file photo made available Friday, March 19, 2004. AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on jihadists to launch attacks on the west in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Intelligence groups tracking the online activity of jihadist organizations reported about the video where the 68-year-old leader of the terrorist group called for attacks of U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets. He also condemned jihadists—who are known as “backtrackers”—who changed their views in prison and criticized the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks because innocent lives were taken.