Friday, June 17, 2011

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al Qaeda's New Leader -- News Roundup June 17, 2011



Pentagon: US Will Capture and Kill New Al-Qaida Leader -- Voice of America

Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. military will capture and kill al-Qaida’s new leader and that he will meet the same fate as Osama bin Laden.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon Ayman al-Zawahri will face challenges as al-Qaida’s new leader, saying he lacks what Gates referred to as bin Laden’s “peculiar charisma.”

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More News On Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's New Leader

US vows to hunt down, kill new Al-Qaeda leader -- Yahoo News/AFP
Zawahri rise as al Qaeda chief "not surprising" - W.House -- Reuters
Gates: Al-Zawahri is no bin Laden -- USA Today
Bin Laden deputy Zawahri to lead al Qaeda -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden as al-Qaida leader -- Yahoo News/AP
Al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden as al-Qaida's leader -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, takes over Al Qaeda -- Toronto Star
Ayman al-Zawahiri: from doctor to Osama bin Laden's successor -- The Guardian
Ayman al-Zawahiri - from medical doctor to al Qaeda chief -- Deutsche Welle
Al-Qaeda's new leader could launch 'big' attack on West -- The Telegraph
Al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda chief overshadowed by Bin Laden -- BBC
Al-Zawahri may not be able to revive Qaida, say experts -- Times of India
Analysis: Al-Zawahiri takes al Qaeda's helm when influence is waning -- CNN
Al-Zawahiri: New Al Qaeda Leader Obvious Choice, But Strategy Remains Unclear -- Marcus Baram, Huffpost World

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