Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) has a new ringleader named Sword of Vengeance. Under him, the organization can again become as dangerous as under Osama bin Laden, according to the Daily Mail.
The publication notes that bin Laden's successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is rumored to have passed away at the end of last year. It is reported that Seif al-Adel became the new leader. He is currently hiding in Iran. In the past, al-Adel served in the armed forces of Egypt, and the publication calls him “a brilliant and ruthless strategist.”
The new leader has been in the group for almost 30 years. The US is looking for al-Adel for bombing US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya and is offering a $ 10 million reward for information about him.
In early February, it was reported that the leader of the al-Qaeda branch in the Arabian Peninsula, Khalid Batarfi, was taken alive as a result of an operation in the city of El Gaida in Yemen. It was noted that this is the first time that a major leader of the organization – the “emir” of one of its branches – was captured.
