Al Qaida has selected its longtime number two to succeed Osama bin Laden after last month's US commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted on a website affiliated with the network.
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Al Qaida number two succeeds Osama bin Laden
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Pakistan assists US in locating Bin Laden:
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Operation to kill Osama was risky:
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Somalia's al-Shabab joins al-Qaeda
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Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden speaks out
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Osama bin Laden calls for jihad against Israel
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Osama bin Laden is in Washington DC.:
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Pakistan orders military to eliminate 'terrorists'
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Yemen ready to talk with al-Qaida
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US to launch new operation to hunt down Bin Laden
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Terrorist commander killed in gunbattle
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Al-Qaida mounting a comeback in Iraq
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Al-Qaida cleric killed by US was born in Las Cruces
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Osama 'was within reach'
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US military blames al-Qaida-in-Iraq for bombing
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'Militant cell linked to Al Qaeda'
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Kurram Agency rivals swap 53 abductees