Al Qaeda’s emir, Ayman al Zawahiri, from a video released in Aug. 2018.
Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal: Al Qaeda is very much alive, and widely misunderstood
On Sept. 11, 2001, nineteen of Osama bin Laden’s operatives changed the course of world history. We are fortunate that al Qaeda hasn’t carried out another 9/11-style attack inside the U.S. in the seventeen years since. But that fact shouldn’t obscure the reality about al Qaeda and its global jihad. Al Qaeda remains a threat. Its operatives are fighting in more countries around the world today than was the case on 9/11. And its leaders still want to target the United States and its interest and allies. The war they started is far from over.
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WNU Editor: And we should take their threats seriously .... Al-Qaeda calls for new terror attacks on US in video released on 9/11 anniversary (Mirror).
Update: Terror experts warn Al Qaeda 'may be stronger than ever' having amassed nearly 40,000 new troops as the US marks 17 years since the 9/11 attacks (Daily Mail).
