the group since may 2011, after bin laden was killed. he s lead al-qaeda through some turbulent times, including the arab spring revolutions, but also the rise of the islamic state in 2014. so without him, they ll be searching for a new leader, and without him, they ll be searching fora new leader, and i without him, they ll be searching for a new leader, and i think there s a lot of uncertainty within the organisation at the moment. 50 the organisation at the moment. so who do you see as replacing him? is there any sort of definitive person or leader that could replace him? and how do you see them steering the al-qaeda? ~ . ., ., ., al-qaeda? well, the conventional wisdom suggests al-qaeda? well, the conventional wisdom suggests that al-qaeda? well, the conventional wisdom suggests that the - al-qaeda? well, the conventional| wisdom suggests that the egyptian jihadist, much like al zawahiri, with some military training and experience will take over. he is a known quantity, but is
ability to land a tax abroad has been enormously reduced, being eclipsed by other groups like isis, though the us tonight claimed ayman al zawahiri still posed a threat. ayman al zawahiri s presence in afghanistan, which the us claims the taliban tried to cover up after the strike, will though raise questions about whether that country is once again becoming a sanctuary for those planning attacks, and whether the us will be able to maintain the capability to go after its targets as it managed to do in this case. we will have more on the death of ayman al zawahiri with collin clark, a senior research fellow in pennsylvania injust a senior research fellow in pennsylvania in just a few moments, so do stay with us for that coming up so do stay with us for that coming up on newsday. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a worsening water crisis in the region. we have a special report on how
israeli commandos who are alleged to have assassinated another al-qaeda leader several years ago in tehran. so given what you ve just described, and from some of the things i ve read about what you ve written, you ve described before reference, the franchise model of terrorism, i think that you put it as, that groups like the al-qaeda and isis have used it to grow their networks around the region. with no definitive leader right now at the al-qaeda, is the world a safer place, or more dangerous? i think unquestionably, place, or more dangerous? i think unquestionably, without place, or more dangerous? i think. unquestionably, without al-zawahiri unquestionably, without al zawahiri on this earth, we are safer. but that doesn t mean that someone won t come up and replace him and it could be someone more capable, more aggressive, more radical, someone far younger that s able to attract a new generation ofjihadist recruits. so al-qaeda has proven throughout
church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. nancy pelosi the us house speaker lands in taiwan at the start of a hugely controversial visit which china warns could have serious consequences for america. the leader of al-qaeda is killed by an us drone strike in the afghan capital. ayman al zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the 9/11 terror attacks, with osama bin laden. let s return to one of our top stories that the leader of al-qaeda ayman al zawahiri has died in a drone strike in the afghan capital of kabul. us president biden