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Reports suggest the dangerous new leader is looking to build ties with ISIS, Iran and the Afghanistan Taliban.
Colonel Richard Kemp, who once monitored Saif for the British Government nearly 20 years ago told the Mirror: There is co-operation between groups like this but Saif is so well-respected that he could cause even greater co-operation or even a merger. He could make Al Qaeda a much more effective organisation than it has been for a few years.
Last heard from in a message on the anniversary of 9/11, former leader Zawahiri s health and longevity have long been in doubt, although reports of his death have proved incorrect in the past.