BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 09:10:00
The last of the iconic leaders, of course, bin laden was killed and so have others been, many others, including some whose names will not be household names, except in the extremist circles, such as abu nasser al—zarqawi who gave birth to the isis movement. so the point here is that the old al-qaeda is dead but the brand of al-qaeda will continue, as indeed the nazi brand continued after the death of hitler and the defeat of the nazis in germany. so i don't think we could call it an end but a transition phase in whatever al-qaeda morphs into eventually. you