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The late Osama bin Laden (l.) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian linked to the Al Qaeda network, during an interview in an image supplied by Dawn newspaper on Nov. 10, 2001. Al Qaeda's elusive leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad, President Obama said on May 1. Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily Dawn/Reuters/File
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A TV grab taken on June 17, 2005 from the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news channel shows Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri delivering a speech with a machine gun next to him. AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/File
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This undated file photo shows Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Egyptian Jihad. Balkis Press/Abacapress.com/Newscom/File
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In this image taken from video and released by the IntelCenter, Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri mourned two leading members of the terror network who were killed in Pakistan, in a video message posted on August 22, 2008 on the Internet. IntelCenter/Newscom/File
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Osama bin Laden (r) listens to his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, on a video tape that was released on Al-Jazeera television on April 15, 2002. The tape is a compilation of clips entitled 'The Last Will and Testament of the New York and Washington Battle Martyrs,' and it includes a farewell from one of the Sept. 11 suicide terrorists. Richard B. Levine/Newscom/File
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A file picture released by the SITE Intelligence Group on October 4, 2009 shows Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second in command of Al Qaeda, giving a eulogy for Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi. Zawahiri slammed Arab leaders as 'Zionists' who are helping Israel's siege of the Gaza Strip. AFP/Intelligence Group/Newscom/File
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Shown is a frame grab of a video of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden shown on Al Jazeera Satellite channel on Sept. 10, 2003, a day before 9/11's second anniversary. The tape shows bin Laden and his top aid Ayman Al-Zawahiri in an undetermined mountain area and had probably been recorded toward the end of April or in early May of 2003, according to the TV channel. Balkis Press/Abacausa.com/Newscom/File
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Osama bin Laden (l.), with his top lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen at an undisclosed location in this television image broadcast on Oct. 7, 2001. Bin Laden praised God for the 9/11 terrorist attacks and swore America 'will never dream of security' until 'the infidel's armies leave the land of Muhammad.' Al Jazeera/AP/File
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An undated photo shows Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, somewhere in Afghanistan. Balkis Press/Abacapress.com/Newscom/File
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US military officials released the seized documents this week in a clear attempt to sow discord among Al Qaeda leaders. Ayman al-Zawahiri is the current Al Qaeda honcho.
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Anna Mulrine, Staff writer /
May 4, 2012
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