Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionAl-Qaeda’s attacks on US soil were the deadliest in its historyOn the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US, the perpetrator – the then-Afghan based jihadist group al-Qaeda – is in a state of disarray. Recent setbacksIn Syria, al-Qaeda – represented by its unannounced branch Hurras al-Din – has failed to make inroads. This is partly the result of jihadist rivalries on the one hand, and the eagle-eyed surveillance of al-Qaeda officials by the US-led coalition on the other. After al-Shabab – an al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia – JNIM is the second most active al-Qaeda branch. Al-Qaeda, meanwhile, has attempted to exploit the worldwide health crisis and race protests in the US to win support for its anti-US government message.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 11, 2020 03:26 UTC