<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ayman al-Zawahiri: News &amp; Videos about Ayman al-Zawahiri - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ayman_al_Zawahiri</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Ayman al-Zawahiri from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:58:44 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Ayman al-Zawahiri: News &amp; Videos about Ayman al-Zawahiri - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/10/05/mideast.al.qaeda.video/tztop.al.zawahiri.afp.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ayman_al_Zawahiri</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Ayman al-Zawahiri from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Video from al Qaeda's No. 2 slams Obama, threatens attacks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/05/mideast.al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/05/mideast.al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda's second-in-command slams the "smiling Obama" and threatens attacks in the latest video posted on radical Islamist Web sites.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latest al Qaeda message eulogizes deceased leader</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/pakistan.alqaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/pakistan.alqaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A purported audio message from Al Qaeda's second-in-command appeared on radical Islamist Web sites on Sunday eulogizing Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Pakistani Taliban.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda video calls on Muslims to support militants</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/pakistan.al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/pakistan.al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda's second-in-command called on Pakistanis to back Islamic militants in the country's tribal areas against what he called an ongoing assault by American "crusaders" and the Pakistani army.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2 slams Obama's first months in office</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda's second-in-command has accused President Obama of supporting a Palestinian state that would do the bidding of Israel.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda message urges Pakistanis to back militants</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The people of Pakistan must back Islamic militants to counter the influence of the United States in their country or face punishment from God, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command, said in an audio message released early Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda deputy criticizes Obama's Egypt trip</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/02/zawahiri.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/02/zawahiri.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On the eve of President Obama's highly anticipated speech to the Muslim world, al Qaeda's second-in-command issued an audio statement saying the president of the United States is not welcome in Egypt.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latest 'al Qaeda message' focuses on Somalia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/alqaeda.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/alqaeda.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Islamist fighters in Somalia have made significant gains in the country, according to the latest statement purportedly from al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2 releases second message of 2009</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/al.qaeda.audio.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/al.qaeda.audio.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, released a new audio message Tuesday, condemning Israel and calling for renewed attacks.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bergen: Tape shows Gaza conflict 'big deal' to bin Laden</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/bin.laden.bergen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/bin.laden.bergen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's release of an audio message denouncing Israel's military offensive in Gaza signals the al Qaeda leader's priorities, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen says.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda message blames Obama, Egypt for Gaza violence</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda leader mocks Obama in Web posting</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/19/obama.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/19/obama.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader is heard in a Web posting Wednesday warning President-elect Barack Obama that "a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits" him.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan misses al Qaeda's No.2 in raids</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/pakistan.zawahiri.capture.missed/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/pakistan.zawahiri.capture.missed/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pakistan's military discovered the location of al Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, recently but missed catching him, a top official said Monday night.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Purported al-Zawahiri message criticizes Pakistani leadership</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In what's believed to be the first English-language message from al Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri criticizes Pakistan's leadership and calls for Pakistanis to support the jihadist movement.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>No evidence of al Qaeda No. 2's illness or death, U.S. says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/01/alzawahiri/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/01/alzawahiri/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. counterterrorism officials said Friday they have seen no evidence to support a media report that al Qaeda's No. 2 official, Ayman al-Zawahiri, may be critically wounded or dead.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/saudi.terror/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/saudi.terror/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Saudi authorities announced a massive anti-terrorism sweep Wednesday that netted more than 500 members of a purported al Qaeda-linked terrorist cell said to be planning attacks on Saudi targets, including major oil installations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda declares 'failure and defeat' for U.S. troops in Iraq</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda's media arm released an audio recording, purportedly from the group's second-in-command, saying U.S. troops there have failed.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2: We don't kill innocents</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/zawahiri.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/03/zawahiri.message/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The second-in-command of al Qaeda has said the terrorist group does not kill innocents and that its leader Osama bin Laden is healthy, according to a transcript of an audio tape released by radical Islamist Web sites.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda's No. 2 reportedly orders defense of Palestinians</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/zawahiri.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/zawahiri.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new statement attributed to al Qaeda's No. 2 figure, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls on Muslims to attack Western interests in defense of the Palestinians in Gaza.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri condemns Mideast talks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/14/zawahiri.tape/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/14/zawahiri.tape/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden's deputy has criticized Middle East leaders who attended last month's Annapolis peace summit, reminding them they are fighting a "single jihad" against the "Zionist enemy."</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2 blasts 'traitors'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/alqaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/alqaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant warned in a video statement released Sunday that Iraqi tribal leaders who side with U.S. troops against al Qaeda fighters would face reprisals when Americans leave Iraq.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda's No. 2 says end of West imminent, video shows</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/04/zawahiri.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/04/zawahiri.video/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In a newly released videotaped message similar to a "fireside chat," al Qaeda's second-in-command issues advice and directives for the Muslim world, terrorism expert Laura Mansfield said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda video taunts Bush, Iran, Shiites</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/05/al.qaeda.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/05/al.qaeda.tape/index.html</guid><description>A new video from al Qaeda No. 2 man Ayman al-Zawahiri addresses the issue of setting a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 22:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apparent al Qaeda video shows Afghan attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/16/al.qaeda.afghanistan/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/16/al.qaeda.afghanistan/index.html</guid><description>An al Qaeda video posted on Islamist Web sites Friday shows armed fighters meticulously planning and executing an operation against what they say are U.S. and Afghan forces at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Purported al Qaeda message: Unite with Taliban</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/12/zawahiri.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/12/zawahiri.video/index.html</guid><description>In a message released Monday, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to unite under Taliban leader Mullah Omar, stop trying to form secular governments and instead follow strict Islamic Sharia law.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysts: Al Qaeda has safe haven in Pakistan frontier</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/pakistan.qaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/pakistan.qaeda/index.html</guid><description>Pakistan's tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan have become an accepted haven for al Qaeda leaders such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, a senior U.S. intelligence official told CNN on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda deputy to U.S.: If we are killed, you will be killed</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/22/zawahiri.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/22/zawahiri.video/index.html</guid><description>In a video released Monday, al Qaeda's second in command ridicules President Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq and predicts a fate "worse than anything you have yet seen."</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda's No. 2 opposes Palestinian elections</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/20/al.zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/20/al.zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri released a new videotaped statement Wednesday in which he sided with Hamas' opposition to early Palestinian elections.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone quiet</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>It's quiet. Almost too quiet.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rumors and estimates</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>Osama is dead. No, he's not. Osama is sick. Well, maybe. Experts say this, intelligence sources say that.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush a liar, 'spiller of Muslim blood'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/29/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/29/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Calling President Bush "the murderer and spiller of Muslim blood," al Qaeda's top deputy released a videotape Friday accusing the U.S. president of being a "deceitful charlatan" who has lied to the American people.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Yemen 'foils two suicide attacks'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/15/yemen.attacksfoiled/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/15/yemen.attacksfoiled/index.html</guid><description>Yemen authorities thwarted attempts by suicide bombers to blow up two oil facilities with explosive-laden cars, killing both attackers Friday, an official Yemeni source said, according to the state-run Saba news agency.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda releases 9/11 anniversary message</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/11/zawahiri.911/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/11/zawahiri.911/index.html</guid><description>A lengthy video statement from Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued on the eve of the fifth anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on the United States, calls on Muslims to step up their resistance to the United States and warns that "new events" are on the way.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In Pakistan, signs of al Qaeda all around</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/tracking.terror/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/tracking.terror/index.html</guid><description>We could have been anywhere when the latest al Qaeda video hit the Internet because it was available worldwide on dozens of Web sites.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>American al Qaeda: U.S. should convert to Islam </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>A new videotape has surfaced featuring Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and an American member of al Qaeda wanted by the FBI, according to a counterterrorism expert.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Militants deny joining al Qaeda</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/zawahiri.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/zawahiri.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>An Egyptian militant group vigorously denied weekend assertions by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second-in-command, that the group's members had joined the ranks of the terrorist network.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri: Egyptian militant group joins al Qaeda</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Al Qaeda has joined forces with the long-quiet Egyptian militant group Al-Jamaa Islamiya, according to a videotaped message from Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant that aired Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2006 20:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda calls on Muslims to fight Israel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/27/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/27/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>With a poster of the burning World Trade Center behind him, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant appeared on tape Thursday calling on Muslims to join the fight against Israel and "rise up seeking martyrdom and attack the crusaders and Zionists."</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden message offers timing, location clues</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/30/nasr/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/30/nasr/index.html</guid><description>The latest recording by Osama bin Laden, which eulogizes terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, displays al Qaeda's public relations acumen, confidence and traditional Muslim identity.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2 mourns al-Zarqawi</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/23/zawahiri.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/23/zawahiri.video/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, says in a videotape aired Friday that he grieves over the death of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coalition: 17 Afghan rebels killed</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/afghan.incidents/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/afghan.incidents/index.html</guid><description>U.S.-led coalition forces have destroyed an enemy bunker in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 insurgents, the military said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda deputy hunted in Afghanistan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/al.zawahiri/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/al.zawahiri/index.html</guid><description>Afghan President Hamid Karzai denounced al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri on Thursday as the "cause of destruction" in his country.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Afghan president calls for arrest of al Qaeda No. 2</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/21/al.zawahiri/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/21/al.zawahiri/index.html</guid><description>A new video message from the No. 2 figure in al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was posted on Islamic Web sites Wednesday evening.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Al Qaeda planned N.Y. subway attack</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/06/17/subway.plot/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/06/17/subway.plot/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's top deputy halted a plot to release a poison gas in New York's subway system "only 45 days from zero hour," according to a new book excerpted Saturday on Time magazine's Web site.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terror by the numbers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/05/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/05/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>The troika of terror is saturating the airwaves and Internet, each ostensibly delivering his take on three years of war and insurgency in Iraq.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 13:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri praises insurgents in video</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/28/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/28/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Insurgents have "broken the back" of the U.S. in Iraq, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant claims in a new video that surfaced on the Internet on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Muslims urged to make West 'bleed for years'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>A taped message attributed to Osama bin Laden's deputy calls on Muslims to attack the "economic infrastructure" of the West and stop Western countries from "stealing" Mideast oil, according to recordings posted on Islamist Web sites Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden's No. 2 condemns Mohammed cartoons</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/04/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/04/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>In a videotape broadcast Saturday, Osama bin Laden's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, condemns published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that have sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda's No. 2 taunts U.S. in new video</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/30/alzawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/30/alzawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appeared in a new video Monday, saying he is alive and well just weeks after a U.S. missile strike targeted him in Pakistan.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan PM: CIA attack reports 'bizarre'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/pakistan.attack/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/pakistan.attack/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday ridiculed as "bizarre" a U.S. report that senior al Qaeda leaders were killed in a CIA attack on a home along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda's media strategy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/20/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/20/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>In the beginning, there was the media strategy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden's No. 2 releases poetry tape</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/20/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/20/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>With no mention of last week's attempt on his life, Ayman al-Zawahiri recited poetry to jihadists on a 17-minute audiotape that appeared on the Internet on Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Source: Egyptians killed in strike</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/pakistan.strike.foreign/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/pakistan.strike.foreign/index.html</guid><description>Some of the foreigners killed in last Friday's U.S. airstrike in the remote Pakistani village of Damadola were of Egyptian origin, according to a knowledgeable source.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Officials: U.S. unsure of al-Zawahiri fate</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/pakistan.strike/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/pakistan.strike/index.html</guid><description>U.S. intelligence officials say they are trying to determine whether Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant was attending a dinner in a remote Pakistani village and whether he was one of the people killed by a CIA airstrike.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan protests airstrike</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/alqaeda.strike/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/alqaeda.strike/index.html</guid><description>Thousands of people turned out in cities across the country Sunday to demonstrate against Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and the United States in the wake of a U.S. airstrike that killed 18 people on Friday, as Pakistani parties called for more demonstrations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sources: Airstrike may have killed bin Laden's No. 2</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/alqaeda.strike/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/alqaeda.strike/index.html</guid><description>Ayman al-Zawahiri -- Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in the al Qaeda terrorist network -- was the target of a CIA airstrike Friday in a remote Pakistani village and may have been among those killed, knowledgeable U.S. sources told CNN.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush must admit defeat in Iraq</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/alqaeda.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/alqaeda.video/index.html</guid><description>An Arabic language news network has aired a video of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, in which he called on U.S. President George W. Bush to admit defeat in Iraq.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden: Alive or dead -- and how would we know?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/08/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/08/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>We've gone almost a year without hearing from Osama bin Laden.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you ready?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/are.you.ready/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/are.you.ready/index.html</guid><description>We can't seem to shake hurricane season.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri letter under scrutiny</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/19/take.letter/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/19/take.letter/index.html</guid><description>The letter is a road map to jihad. A lecture about murderous techniques. A plea for money. Full of gossip about the life of a terrorist. And a revealing look inside al Qaeda.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda in Iraq: Letter to al-Zarqawi a fake</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/13/alqaeda.letter/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/13/alqaeda.letter/index.html</guid><description>Al Qaeda in Iraq said Thursday a letter purportedly from Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a fake, according to a statement on several Islamist Web sites.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda letter called 'chilling'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/11/alqaeda.letter/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/11/alqaeda.letter/index.html</guid><description>Senior U.S. intelligence officials call a letter from al Qaeda's No. 2 man to its leader in Iraq "chilling" because of how "calm, clear and well argued" it is in urging preparation for a U.S. departure from Iraq.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pentagon: Bin Laden deputy complains about money, Iraq tactics</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/pentagon.al.qaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/pentagon.al.qaeda/index.html</guid><description>An intercepted letter from Osama bin Laden's deputy to the al Qaeda leader in Iraq complains that the terrorist network is short of cash and faces defeat in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman says.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Official: Doubt on al-Zawahiri claim</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/zawahiri.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/20/zawahiri.video/index.html</guid><description>A U.S. counterterrorism official says the newly released tape of Osama bin Laden's chief deputy does not in itself demonstrate that al Qaeda planned or directed the terrorist attacks in London last July.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri downplays U.S. efforts in Afghanistan </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/19/zawahiri/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/19/zawahiri/index.html</guid><description>In a videotape that aired Monday on the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, downplayed U.S. efforts in Afghanistan and again claimed responsibility for the July bombings in London.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terrorists' message lost in Katrina's chaos</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>We have now seen this year's al Qaeda September surprise -- a video statement from a man purporting to be London bomber Mohammed Siddiq Khan who, with Osama bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, warned of more attacks. But with hundreds of thousands displaced by Hurricane Katrina and a death toll that could run into the thousands, the questions are: Do we care right now? And do we believe them?</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIA: Bomber tape 'appears genuine'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.tape.cia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.tape.cia/index.html</guid><description>The latest al Qaeda videotape, aired on the Arabic channel Al-Jazeera on Thursday, appears genuine in that the two speakers are who they claim to be, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S., UK investigate 'bomber tape'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.claim/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/02/london.claim/index.html</guid><description>British and U.S. officials are investigating a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera that the Arabic-language TV channel said was one of the four London suicide bombers claiming responsibility for the July 7 attack.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'UK bomber' on Al Jazeera tape</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/london.claim/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/01/london.claim/index.html</guid><description>Al-Jazeera TV has broadcast what it says was a videotape of Mohammed Siddiq Khan claiming responsibility for the July 7 London bombings, which killed 52 people and the four bombers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The trail of the tapes</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/schuster.column/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/schuster.column/index.html</guid><description>So Ayman al-Zawahiri has decided to weigh in on the London attacks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda threatens more UK, U.S. attacks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/04/zawahiri.london/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/04/zawahiri.london/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's No. 2 man in al Qaeda has threatened more destruction in London, saying that British Prime Minister Tony Blair would be to blame.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden deputy sends message</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/alzawahiri.video/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/alzawahiri.video/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant urged Muslims to press on with their jihad against U.S. and Western interests in the "land of Islam," saying that Islamic nations must be allowed to run their own affairs without foreign interference.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 19:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New al-Zawahiri tape lashes U.S. policy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/20/zawahiri/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/20/zawahiri/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's No. 2 man in al Qaeda lashed out at U.S. efforts to extend democracy around the world in a videotape aired Sunday on Arabic-language TV station Al Jazeera, saying those efforts "will end with your defeat, the killing of your sons and the destruction of your economy."</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda book battle</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/book.battle/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/book.battle/index.html</guid><description>It's to be titled the "Al Qaeda Reader." Publisher Doubleday says it will include writings by Osama bin Laden and his second in command, Ayman al-Zawahri, from the 1990s.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Qaeda book to hit shelves</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/alqaeda_book/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/alqaeda_book/index.htm</guid><description>An English translation of interviews with Osama bin Laden and writings by his second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri will hit the shelves, according to The Wall Street Journal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bin Laden aide vows to continue U.S. fight</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/29/alzawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/29/alzawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>In a videotape that aired Monday, Osama bin Laden's right-hand man pledged to continue fighting the United States until it changes its policies regarding Muslims.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Jazeera airs purported al Qaeda tape</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri: U.S. faltering in Afghanistan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/09/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appeared in a videotaped message Thursday on the Arabic-language TV news network Al-Jazeera saying southern and eastern Afghanistan are controlled by the mujahedeen, or holy warriors.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Audiotape charges U.S. doesn't want Arab reforms</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/11/zawahiri.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/11/zawahiri.tape/index.html</guid><description>In an audiotape broadcast Friday on the Arabic-language television network Al-Arabiya, a man claims to be al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and charges that Americans don't want democracy and freedom in the Arab world.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIA thinks tape 'likely' voice of al-Zawahiri</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/26/aljazeera.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/26/aljazeera.tape/index.html</guid><description>A CIA spokesman said Friday that the voice on an audiotape broadcast by an Arabic language TV channel is "likely" to be that of al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New tape said to be bin Laden's deputy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/25/aljazeera.tape/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/25/aljazeera.tape/index.html</guid><description>A new audiotape attributed to Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy, calls on Pakistanis to overthrow President Pervez Musharraf.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Techs close weaker</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/22/technology/techwrap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/22/technology/techwrap/index.htm</guid><description>A dearth of economic and earnings news Monday left technology stocks vulnerable to reports that the standoff between al Qaeda and Pakistani troops may soon end without the capture of the group's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan finds tunnels in siege area</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>The Pakistani military's quest to nab a "high-value target" has suffered a setback with the discovery of a series of tunnels that militants could have used to escape thousands of troops who've laid siege to the area.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan fighting slows amid talks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>Tribal leaders are trying to broker an end to fierce fighting between Pakistani troops and suspected militants along the Afghan border while speculation persisted about who the fighters might be protecting.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistan: 100 fighters captured in battle</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani forces have captured about 100 fighters -- possibly members of al Qaeda -- in a fierce battle in the country's mountainous border region, military officials said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Deadline for al Qaeda forces</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.alqaeda0615/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.alqaeda0615/index.html</guid><description>Heavy fighting continues in a mountainous region near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border where a "high-value" al Qaeda leader is believed to be holed up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Battle rages with al Qaeda fighters</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani forces are meeting fierce resistance in a battle with al Qaeda fighters in a mountainous region near the Afghan border.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2004 06:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Al-Zawahiri faces single set of U.S. charges</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/18/alzawahiri.charges/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/18/alzawahiri.charges/index.html</guid><description>While linked to terrorist attacks in the Middle East, the United States and elsewhere, Ayman al-Zawahiri faces only one known set of U.S. criminal charges -- related to his alleged role in the August 1998 embassy bombings in East Africa.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Quraishi: Pakistanis say al Qaeda #2 surrounded</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/quraishi.obrien.pakistan/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/quraishi.obrien.pakistan/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani forces have surrounded a "high-value" target believed to be Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant in al Qaeda, near the Afghan border. The troops reported fierce resistance from al Qaeda fighters.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Robinson: Bin Laden aide likely would fight to the death</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/robinson/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/robinson/index.html</guid><description>Pakistani forces have surrounded a man they believe is Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Pakistani government sources said. More than 200 al Qaeda fighters are trying to prevent his capture, the sources said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistani sources: Al-Zawahiri surrounded</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/pakistan.alqaeda/index.html</guid><description>The Pakistani military is continuing to assault al Qaeda troops believed to be protecting a "high-value" leader near the Afghanistan border, Pakistani sources told CNN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:36:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>