FILE: In this Jan. 24, 2009. photo, the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, Nasser al-Wahaishi, second from right, is surrounded by deputies in a rare video posted on the Internet.
Al Qaeda Rebranding Itself to Improve Image, Arab Diplomat Says -- FOX News
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is rebranding itself to try to lose the negative "baggage" associated with the larger terror organization's identity, according to a senior Arab diplomat who says the Yemeni-based group is trying to attract more foreign fighters to its cause.
AQAP is increasingly going by the name "Ansar al Sharia," which means Army of Islamic Law, the diplomat told Fox News.
"After (Usama) bin Laden's death and the Arab Spring, the name (al Qaeda) seems to have negative connotations and baggage," said the diplomat, who would discuss the changes only on condition of anonymity.
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My Comment: This rebranding iss not going to succeed .... militant Islamic extremists will forever be called Al Qaeda.
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