Al Qaeda’s Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners

Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahri has called to kidnap Westerners, join Syria’s rebellion and ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported, citing a two-part film posted on websites.

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Published: Sat 27 Oct 2012, 2:23 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 1:29 PM

However, in a sign that Al Qaeda could be under pressure, he said the release of the film had been delayed because of the “conditions of the fierce war”.

Zawahri accused the international community of giving Syrian President Bashar Al Assad “a licence to kill” in his attempts to smother a popular uprising.

“I incite Muslims everywhere, especially in the countries that are contiguous to Syria, to rise to support their brothers in Syria with all what they can and not to spare anything that they can offer,” he added.

He also used the two-hour, 12-minute address, posted, to call US President Barack Obama a “liar”.


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