Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda emir, September 3, 2014

Author
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Date
September 3, 2014
Name of Author
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Body

In a video release announcing the formation of AQIS:
“The rise of this new branch demonstrates that jihad under the leadership of Amir of Believers, Mullah Omar is expanding.”Jason Leopold, “Al Qaeda Is Opening a New Branch in India,” Vice News, September 3, 2014, https://news.vice.com/article/al-qaeda-is-opening-a-new-branch-in-india.

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Islamism
Pro-Jihad
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)

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