A file photo of Hamza bin Laden from 2001. HO-Al Jazeera—AFP
FORMER AL QAEDA LEADER’S SON URGES ‘ALL MUSLIMS’ TO UNITE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL AGGRESSION IN MIDDLE EASTERN STATE
Hamza bin Laden, son and would-be heir of late Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has urged Muslims around the world to join the jihad in Syria against “crusaders” and Shia Muslims.
“The cause of Syria is the cause of the entire worldwide Muslim community,” he said in an undated audio recording released on jihadist networks on Thursday. “In order for the people of Syria to resist the Crusader, Shia and international aggression, Muslims—all Muslims—must stand with them, support them and give them victory,” he said. “Wakefulness is essential, as is quick, serious and organized movement, to support the people of blessed Syria before it is too late.”
Hamza, who is in his mid-20s, has become active as an Al Qaeda propagandist since his father’s death at the hands of U.S. special forces in May 2011.
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