New al-Qaeda top dog is former Egyptian general who wants to make the group as peacefully dangerous as it was under Osama

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9298483/Al-Qaeda-new-leader-called-Sword-Revenge.html


Al Qaeda has a new leader, called ‘the Sword of Revenge’ who is reportedly set to make the terror group as dangerous as they were under Osama Bin Laden.

Egyptian former general Saif al-Adel is in hiding in Iran and the ‘brilliant and ruthless strategist’ has now taken the reins from Ayman Zawahiri, according to reports….

Now Saif, who has long been tracked by intelligence agencies both in the UK and the US, has taken the top job, and is preparing a ‘rebrand’.

A senior British terrorism expert told the Mirror: ‘Compared to Zawahiri he is likely to be a much more effective leader, at least so or more so even than bin Laden.’

Saif has been heavily involved in Al Qaeda activities for some 30 years, and already has a £7.5 million US bounty on his head, after the US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998, which left 224 dead.

The veteran fighter was a leading member of bin Laden’s close protection unit in Afghanistan, named ‘Black Guard’ after the colour of their scarves.

A source described Saif as someone who was always ‘the least affected by the deaths of innocent civilians.’

Reports suggest the dangerous new leader is looking to build ties with ISIS, Iran and the Afghanistan Taliban….