Videos of Ayman al-Zawahiri

There have been several videos released by Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Many of the Ayman al-Zawahiri tapes have been released directly (by mail or messenger) to Arabic language satellite television networks like Al Jazeera.

Videos shown on public media

January 6, 2006

*January 6, 2006 - al-Zawahiri says U.S. President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq means Washington had been defeated in Iraq. al-Zawahiri is quoted as saying, "Bush, you must confess that you have been defeated in Iraq and in Afghanistan and you will be in Palestine soon." al-Zawahiri also conveys his condolences to the people of Pakistan struck by the catastrophic 2005 Kashmir Earthquake.

January 30, 2006

In a video broadcast by al-Jazeera, he mocks Bush and brands him the "Butcher of Washington." The video also proves that he was not killed in a recent Pakistan airstrike. al-Zawahiri promises that the next terrorist attack would be on U.S. soil. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/zawahiri.transcript/ CNN Transcript] 30 Jan 2006]

April 27, 2006

al-Zawahiri says in a video that the terror network's branch in Iraq has succeeded in "breaking the back" of the U.S. military with hundreds of suicide bombings. [http://www.archive.org/details/Ayman_al-Zawahiri Ayman al-Zawahiri "A Message to the People of Pakistan" (2006)] As-Sahab media at internet archive]

June 9, 2006

In a video broadcast by al-Jazeera, he praises the work of the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed by two 500lbs. bombs in an isolated safehouse in Baquba, Iraq. In the following statements, al-Qaeda still proposes to carry out imminent terrorist attacks including New York and London.

June 22, 2006

al-Zawahiri urged Afghans to fight foreign soldiers in Afghanistan [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/78446020-E13D-48EE-962F-98E0E08E543B.htm Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri] al-Jazeera]
*July 7, 2006 - One year after the train bombings in London Ayman al-Zawahiri reveals that two of the suicide bombers were trained by al-Qaeda in Pakistan.

July 27, 2006

al-Zawahiri shows his support for the insurgents in Gaza and South-Lebanon. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1D608570-C11E-4AEB-B14B-84B47DC401E7.htm al-Zawahiri urges attacks on Israel] al-Jazeera 2006-07-27]

August 5, 2006

al-Zawahiri appears in a video in which Muhammad Khalil al-Hukaymah claims that al-Qaeda has joined forces with the long-quiet Egyptian militant group al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, and says that the two groups will form "one line, facing its enemies." [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/zawahiri.tape/index.html al-Zawahiri: Egyptian militant group joins al Qaeda] CNN]

eptember 10, 2006

A video-interview with al-Zawahiri of over an hour length is published on several internet sites. He makes reference to the situations in Gaza, Lebanon, Somalia and to the historic figure Dr. Brydon. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/11/zawahiri.911/index.html?section=edition CNN report] 10 September 2006] On the fifth anniversary of his terror network's most infamous attacks, al-Zawahiri appears in a video carried by al-Jazeera. The video follows others appearing in the weeks before, but makes specific reference to recent events in Lebanon and the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers by militants. Ayman al-Zawahiri warns of new attacks in the Persian Gulf and Israel. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6EAB860A-6E29-478E-9EDF-8030C6427A16.htm Al-Qaeda issues 9/11 anniversary warning] al-Jazeera 2006-09-11] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5334618.stm New al-Qaeda warning marks 9/11] BBC 2006-09-11]

eptember 29, 2006

al-Zawahiri commented in a videomessage on the recent Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy. He called the pope a charlatan, but didn't call for any action.

December 20, 2006

al-Zawahiri speaks out against early elections for the Palestinian Authority. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/20/al.zawahiri.tape.ap/index.html Al Qaeda's No. 2 speaks out against elections] CNN 2006-12-20]

January 5, 2007

al-Zawahiri showed his support for the Islamic Courts Union after the intervention of Ethiopia in Somalia.

January 22, 2007

al-Zawahiri ridicules Bush's plan to send 20,000 more US Troops into Iraq. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/22/zawahiri.video/index.html Al Qaeda deputy to U.S.: If we are killed, you will be killed] CNN 2007-01-22]

March 11, 2007

al-Zawahiri criticized Hamas for its compromise with Fatah to form a coalition government for the Palestinian Authority.

May 5, 2007

al-Zawahiri speaks out against the funding bill passed by the US congress and later vetoed by President Bush that would have set dates for troop withdrawals, saying, "This bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap." [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0529849520070506 Qaeda's Zawahri says Iraq bill shows U.S. defeat] Reuters 2007-05-05]

July 5, 2007

al Jazeera shows a new video from al-Zawahiri. [http://www1.nu.tv/home/video/show/2051 Dutch language] ANP 2007-07-05]

July 10, 2007

A video in which al-Zawahiri condemns the actions of the UK for giving Salman Rushdie a knighthood. He states that al-Qaeda will give a "very precise response" and he also warns Gordon Brown, the new Prime Minister, that he must "learn" from the mistakes of his predecessor Tony Blair or they will be ready to repeat the attacks (reference to 7/7). [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6289110.stm Qaeda's Zawahri condemns UK] BBC News 2007-07-10] [http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications301807&Category=publications&Subcategory=0] [ [http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/07/al-qaeda-pakistan-july-11.php Counterterrorism Blog: Al Qaeda to Pakistanis: Join The Jihad ] ]

eptember 19, 2007

On Thursday, September 19, Al Qaeda's Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri also released a video calling for Jihad in Pakistan and around the world. The video cas called “The Power of Truth” – Video Documentary from as-Sahab on the War Between Islam and the United States and the West [http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications316207&Category=publications&Subcategory=0]

On September 19 2007 al-Zawahiri reported, via public video, that the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places. [http://www.lauramansfield.com/kownd3.rm Video]

The 80-minute video took the form of a documentary, interspersing speech by Zawahri with footage from the September 11 attacks, interviews with experts and officials taken from western and Arab television stations, and old footage and audiotapes of Bin Laden.

Zawahri began by condemning the Pakistani military's July assault on Islamic militants who took over the Red mosque, and paid tribute to one of the militants' leaders, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who was killed in the fighting.

The siege "revealed the extent of the despicableness, lowliness and treason of Musharraf and his forces, who don't deserve the honour of defending Pakistan, because Pakistan is a Muslim land, whereas the forces of Musharraf are hunting dogs under Bush's crucifix", Zawahri said. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,,2173071,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront Bin Laden urges uprising against Musharraf | World news | guardian.co.uk ] ]

November 2, 2007

An audiotape from al-Zawahiri has been published in which he announced that a Libyan group joined al-Qaida. He called for the removal of Libyan leader Gaddafi and to overthrow the governments of several other North-African countries. Fact|date=November 2007

December 14, 2007

An audio recording titled "Annapolis: The Betrayal" and released on Dec. 14 was made by ZawahiriIn the recording, al-Zawahiri condemned the recent Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland and insisted that it was time for Palestinians to recognize "who your real brothers are—those who haven’t abandoned you, even though you accused them of terrorism and radicalism. [They] won't stop working to free Palestine and encouraging the Islamic nation to do the same, even if you flatter the West by condemning them.” [http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefazawahiri1207.pdf]

December 16, 2007

A videotape in which al-Zawahiri said the decision of UK forces to "flee" Basra shows that Iraqi insurgents are gaining strength. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7147354.stm Zawahiri says UK 'fleeing Basra'] ", BBC News online, Dec. 17, 2007.] [http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefazawahiri1207-2.pdf]

February 27, 2008

A videotape in which al-Zawahiri pays tribute to Al Libi has been released [ [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-10312574315263294 Al Zawahiri Feb 28 2008 Al Libi Tribute As Sahab BlueNorway.Org ] ] [http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefazawahiri0208.pdf]

March 23, 2008

On March 23 2008 Zawahiri released a tape entitled "A Call to Help Our People in Gaza". During his speech, Zawahiri called upon Muslims everywhere to “attack the interests of the Jews and the Americans… Select your targets, collect the appropriate funds, assemble your equipment, plan [your attacks] accurately, and then charge towards your targets… There is no place today for those who claim that the battlefield with the Jews is limited to Palestine… Let us hit their interests everywhere.” [http://www1.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefazawahiri0308.pdf]

April 2, 2008

On April 2 Zawahiri released the first part of his Q&A with the general public and journalists, entitled "The Open Meeting - Part 1". Advertisements for submitting questions were international. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7153099.stm BBC News] ] A new 90-minute audio recording released today of Al-Qaida's Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. During the audio recording, Dr. al-Zawahiri responded to many of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. [http://forums.islamicawakening.com/showpost.php?p=108658&postcount=1 Full transcript] ]

April 17, 2008

On April 17 Zawahiri released a new tape entitled "On the Fifth Anniversary of the Invasion and Torture of Iraq". During the audio recording, Dr. al-Zawahiri boasted, "the first signs of victory have already appeared… Soon, Iraq will become a fortress of Islam, from whence the squadrons and regiments tasked with liberating the Al-Aqsa mosque [in Jerusalem] will burst forth, with the help of Allah. Iraq today is the most important frontline for the participation of our Islamic nation against the forces of the crusader zionist invasion. Due to this, providing assistance to the mujahideen in Iraq—at their head, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)—is one of the most important duties required of the Islamic nation today.” Al-Zawahiri further warned that Muslims "should act now before it is too late. The vanguard should act before we see General Petraeus riding into the streets of Cairo and Riyadh leading ‘Awakening movements’ seeking to spill blood, and storm and violate the holy places.” [http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefazawahiri0408-2.pdf] [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/al.qaeda.message/ Al Qaeda declares 'failure and defeat' for U.S. troops in Iraq - CNN.com ] ]

April 21, 2008

On April 21 Zawahiri released the second and final part of his Q&A with the general public and journalists, entitled "The Open Meeting - Part 2". Advertisements for submitting questions were international. During the audio recording, Dr. al-Zawahiri responded to many of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. This time there Zawahiri made no English translation made available with a document or subtitles as with the first. [ [http://www.siteintelgroup.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications355708&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 SITE Intel Group] ] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7361414.stm BBC News] ] Part 2 of Zawahiri's "Town Hall" meeting where he answers questions posted by visitors to the jihadist forums has just been released. The question and answer format was released in audio format in Arabic, with a 79-page Arabic language transcript. No English transcript was provided.

June 04, 2008

On June 4 Zawahiri released a message marking the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war called Lift the Siege of Gaza [ [http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefazawahiri0608.pdf Transcript] ] [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8P_VOCfdA1siZqJNohJ9mtuMGRgD912SJTG2 AP] ] [ [http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-33912720080605 Reuters] ] [ [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/93F0C9FA-656B-4AB0-87DA-FB6A5257D47B.htm AL-Jazeera] ] [ [http://forums.islamicawakening.com/showpost.php?p=112974&postcount=5 IslamicAwakening post with video message] ]

July 4, 2008

New video released. [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5552090&page=1 ABC News: New Zawahri Tape; He Speaks English ] ]

August 10, 2008

New Zawahri Tape; He Speaks English [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5je9HGApJxEhQErfQ3Q0yBDvEj8iA AFP: Pakistan TV network censored Al-Qaeda deputy's video ] ] [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/pakistan.alqaeda/?iref=hpmostpop Purported al-Zawahiri message criticizes Pakistani leadership - CNN.com ] ]

eptember 9, 2008

New video released on Al Jazeera condemning Shiite nations for not encouraging jihad and accusing Iran of collaborating with the United States in occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-zawahiri9-2008sep09,0,1670805.story]

ee also

*Messages of Osama bin Laden
*Osama bin Laden
*al-Qaeda
*As-Sahab
*IntelCenter

References

External links

* [http://www.intelcenter.com/audio-video/qaeda.html All al-Qaeda / As-Sahab video productinos]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/page/0,,839823,00.html Guardian Unlimited] List of all al-Qaida tapes.
* [http://BlueNorway.Org Concentrates on tape regarding Al-Qaeda attack on SS Norway in Miami, Memorial Day 2003. ]