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The leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemeni offshoot pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden’s successor, vowing to fight together to liberate the holy places of Islam. In an audio message on militant websites affiliated with al-Qaeda, Nasser al-Wahishi says his group — al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — recognized Ayman al-Zawahri as the new chief of al-Qaeda. Al-Zawahri took over after the death of bin Laden in a U.S. raid in May.
Denver Post wire services
