al-Qaeda Video Vows To Avenge Baitullah Mehsud’s Death
October 1, 2009 by national
Filed under World Report
Pretty much as expected, al-Qaeda has released a new video vowing to avenge the death of Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in an airstrike in northwest Pakistan on August 6th. The eight-minute video features al-Qaeda’s leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, and bears the logo of the terror network’s media arm As-Sahab.
It was posted to jihadist websites on Thursday.
“Brothers, we inform you that we will avenge the death of Mehsud,” Egyptian-born al-Yazid states in the video.
He appears beside a photo of Mehsud. Cicadas can be heard chirruping in the background, suggesting the video was recorded outdoors.
“I say to the Islamic nation that even if we have lost Baitullah Mehsud there are thousands of tribesmen who are like him and who will take revenge on the Americans and their allies,” al-Yazid added.
