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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1845232.ece
Al-Qaeda Chief Urges Iraqis to Export Jihad, Envisions an Islamic "Greater Syria"
[Sunday Times-UK] Uzi Mahnaimi - The deputy leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has urged supporters in Iraq to extend their "holy war" to other Middle Eastern countries. In a recent letter, Zawahiri claims al-Qaeda is defeating U.S. forces and urges followers to expand their campaign of terror. He conjures a vision of an Islamic "greater Syria" comprising Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, where al-Qaeda has already gained its first footholds.