If Ayman al-Zawahiri Really Is Dead, Don’t Write al-Qaida’s Obituary Just Yet

If Ayman al-Zawahiri Really Is Dead, Don’t Write al-Qaida’s Obituary Just Yet: Rumors began swirling last fall that al-Qaida chieftain Ayman al-Zawahiri had died. Last week, al-Qaida’s official media arm released a video perhaps intended to quell those reports, but it only fueled further speculation of his demise, and what it would mean for al-Qaida and the wider jihadist movement.