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Dr. Zawahiri, who was brutally tortured in Egypt, is a dangerous extremist with much blood on his hands and a lust for revenge.

"Nobody's questioning the fact that he was the mentor of Zawahiri and the ideologue of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. "

Mr al-Zawahiri predicted that "our [GSPC] brothers will be a thorn in the necks of the American and French crusaders and their allies. "

The bomber was a trusted CIA double-agent who had been given the task of tracking down Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second-in-command.

Even before his appointment Zawahiri had taken on the mantle of a leader, adopting an inclusive tone intended to unite the various groups.

al-Zawahiri was born in Cairo, Egypt, is considered to be Al-Qaeda number two man in the house is real power faction.

A trained doctor, al Zawahiri saw how bin Laden's charisma and contacts could compliment his own strategic understanding.

It is by the "base" branch of the organization created, it is unclear whether bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri during the command.

This year, he and al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, released a joint video formally announcing a merger between the terror groups.

The leadership of core al-Qaeda will pass to Mr Zawahiri, who was always more operationally involved than Mr bin Laden.

Meanwhile, al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has not been targeted by a drone since 2006.

O. K. , the frontier regions are where Ayman al-Zawahiri and other Al Qaeda leaders are said to be hiding, but they're isolated.

Zawahiri emerged as the "brains" of the militant group, playing a key role in several big attacks.

Zawahiri, himself a doctor, was suffering from a range of complications related to diabetes, and he needed advice and medicine.

Less popular within the organisation than Mr bin Laden, Mr Zawahiri will have to show that he can be a unifying figure.

A senior U. S. intelligence official said it was unclear whether Mr. Zawahiri will take over for bin Laden.

His deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was a pediatrician -- not an ill-educated man.

New al-Zawahiri video, went up last night on Al Jazeera. Mentions the U. S.

While the Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri had long been his deputy, he is not the natural, charismatic leader that bin Laden was. U.

He declined to name them, other than Zawahiri. But clearly Rahman would have been on that list.

Al-Zawahiri, 60, is believed to have been running operations before the leader's death.

Zawahiri, bin Laden's Second-in-Command, Struggles to Keep Group Relevant Amid Popular Uprisings.

Even for the likes of al-Qaeda, an organization not known for its warm and fuzzy side, al-Zawahiri has a reputation for obnoxiousness.

Most important, Balawi wrote that he had scheduled a follow-up visit with his patient in a few weeks.

One drone strike in January 2006 was said to have narrowly missed Ayman al-Zawahiri, although it killed nearly 18 others.

Al-Zawahiri is a physician and the founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ).

According to intelligence sources, Mr Zawahiri "went dark" in late 2009 and has not been heard of since.

Zawahiri has alleged that his former comrade was tortured into recanting.

The fact that Zawahiri went to this trouble could prove the credibility of Dr Fadl and the fact that his criticisms have stung their target.

But does Zawahiri have the chops to lead and transform the ailing terrorist network?

Zawahiri is a "liar" who was paid by Sudan's intelligence service to organise terrorist attacks in Egypt in the 1990s, he writes.

Zawahiri likes to talk, to argue, to discuss.

"If they didn't shoot that fourth plane it would have hit the dome, " Soufan said bin Laden told Zawahiri, according to Hamdan's account.

Mr. Zawahiri worked closely with bin Laden starting in the mid-1980s, when the pair backed the fight against Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

Zawahiri's "vanguard" is continuing its strategy of terror.

"If we can meet with him and give him the right technology, we have a chance to go after Zawahiri, " Panetta said of Balawi.

The other possibility, some suspected, was al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

In late 2006 Mr Zawahiri announced a "blessed union" between GSPC and al-Qaeda.

In approximately 1998, the EIJ led by Al-Zawahiri merged with Al Qaeda.

So said Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, in 2004.

In a taped message released overnight, al-Zawahiri dubbed Obama a "criminal" who "is not welcome in Egypt" .

According to CCTV reported that Al Qaeda just a statement, al-Zawahiri the nomination as the new leader of the organization;

It is true that the Brothers produced Ayman al-Zawahiri, now Osama bin Laden's number two and chief ideologue;