Osama's demise and Zawahiri's rise : weakening of Al Qaeda

• Main Authors: Muhammad Saiful Adli Ayob, Muhammad Haniff Hassan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94227; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7962
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ayman Al Zawahiri’s rise as leader of Al Qaeda could increase internal disunity and weaken the terrorist organisation. Outside the Afghan-Pakistan theatre its threat will be limited to instigating associates in the Arabian peninsula and self-radicalised individuals elsewhere.