Al-Qaeda Central (AQC) has issued a threat against the United States, announcing “a duplicate of September 11th” for his support of Israel. For its part, its franchise in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) publishes in the renewed magazine “Inspire” in video format a manual on the destruction of aircraft in flight. The reason for these threats is the support that the Americans are providing Israel in its war in Gaza after the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7 last year.
The jihadist group has long announced that it will carry out a major attack, similar to those on September 11 or those against the US embassies. in Kenya, Tanzania and Libya; or the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen. Terrorists are obsessed with displaying their “sinister calling card” once again in the face of global jihadism, in which the Islamic State (Daesh, Isis) has played a major role.
Anti-terrorism experts interviewed by LA RAZÓN assume that the ringleaders are actually planning a major attack that will not be directed against the United States, but against one of its Western allies. This is what they say in a recently released video.
Al-Qaeda continues to use the figure Ayman Al Zawahiri, killed while hiding in Kabul under Taliban protection, as a reference guide. It is assumed that his successor has already been chosen and there is speculation about several names, although the band has not made anything public about it. They may be for security reasons to prevent an operation being carried out against them.
Al-Qaeda and its affiliates remained resilient and determined even after the death of leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in July 2022, according to the latest US State Department report. “Senior al-Qaeda leaders continued to oversee a global network that targeted the United States and its interests, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. In East Africa, Al Shabaab (AS) retained de facto control over large parts of south-central Somalia. AS also maintained its ability to carry out high-profile attacks in the region, including against U.S. citizens and infrastructure, and aimed to coordinate attacks against the U.S. homeland and Europe. In West Africa, the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) intensified attacks in the Sahel, increasingly threatened U.S. capitals and embassies in the region, and expanded its operations in the northern border regions of the Sahel on Africa's west coast.
“In Afghanistan, elements of Al-Qaeda, ISIS and terrorist groups with a regional focus remained active in the country (…). While the Taliban have pledged to prevent terrorist groups from using Afghanistan to attack the United States and its allies, their ability to prevent elements of al-Qaeda, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and ISIS-K from conducting external operations is critical commit, questionable remains unclear. . “The Taliban harbored and protected al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul before his death in a U.S. airstrike on July 30, 2022.”he adds…