Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri Tells Jihadists In Syria To 'Unite Or Die'

Reuters: Al Qaeda chief tells jihadist fighters in Syria: Unite or die

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged rival jihadist fighters in Syria to unite or risk death but again decried fellow Sunni Muslim militants Islamic State as "extremists" in an audio recording posted online on Sunday.

As successor to Osama bin Laden, Zawahri has the allegiance of al Qaeda branches in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. But the group's dominance is being challenged by Islamic State, which controls territory in Syria and Iraq and followings in Libya and Yemen.

In Syria, al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front and Islamic State are the two most powerful groups fighting government forces. Once a single group, they split in 2013, largely due to a power struggle among leaders.

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WNU Editor: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri is no fan of the Islamic State .... Al Qaeda chief calls ISIS 'extremists' in new recording (FOX News).

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