The Islamic State extremist group has weakened al-Qaeda,
draining it of human and financial resources, two of al-Qaeda’s
prominent spiritual leaders told the Guardian.
MOSCOW
(Sputnik) — The scholars told the Guardian that al-Qaeda's leader Ayman
Zawahiri had been cut off from his commanders and that al-Qaeda could
be considered a functional organization any longer.
"[Zawahiri]
operates solely based on the allegiance. There is no organisational
structure. There is only communication channels and loyalty," jihadi
scholar Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, who is reportedly a close friend to
Zawahiri, told the newspaper on Wednesday.
Abu Qatada, a
Jordanian preacher, told the Guardian that the Islamic State’s ground
advances and extensive propaganda had left Zawahiri "isolated."
Abu
Qatada, born Omar Mahmoud Othman, is a Sunni cleric of
Jordanian-Palestinian origin. Qatada has been repeatedly accused of
having links with al-Qaeda and is under a UN-imposed worldwide embargo.
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