New York City. September 11, 2001
* Al Qaeda has been in retreat since Osama Bin Laden's assassination in May, 2011
* Operatives claim the group is preparing to make a comeback and strike the US
* Joe Biden has pledged to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September Al Qaeda has vowed to 'wage war on all fronts' against the US unless they retreat from the entire Islamic world.
Speaking ahead of the tenth anniversary since Osama Bin Laden's death, two operatives said the terrorist network is planning a comeback as President Joe Biden prepares to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan by September 11.
The Islamist group, now headed by the Egyptian jihadist Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been seen as a diminishing force by the West since Bin Laden's assassination by US special forces on May 1, 2011, with the focus since turning to ISIS.
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Update: Al Qaeda promises 'war on all fronts' against America as Biden pulls out of Afghanistan (CNN)
WNU Editor: I have been hearing this same narrative for years .... Al-Qaeda 'shadow of former self' decade after Bin Laden death (France 24).
What is the interplay between Iran, Pakistan and Al Qaeda? The Taliban might host Al Qaeda in a Taliban run Afghanistan, but Pakistan calls the shots. Are there Al Qaeda hostages in Iran at this point in time? When the US leaves will Al Qaeda be content to allow their hostages to languish in Iran?
ReplyDeleteI do not care what they do to us in the future, I will never support any politician that tries to strengthen the Patriot act. I would like it repealed.
ReplyDeleteTHEY open the border, which is dropping your guard. Then you get Al qaeda attacks on our soil and then THEY scare the hey-Betty out of the mask wearers and get more of our liberties suspended. No thanks.
Ron