Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, rumoured dead, appears in 9/11 anniversary video

<p>Al-Qaeda&nbsp;leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead.</p> <p>The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released on Saturday. In it, al-Zawahri said that &ldquo;Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized,&rdquo; and praised al-Qaeda&nbsp;attacks including one that targeted Russian troops in Syria in January.</p> <p>Al-Zawahri&nbsp;has also noted the US&nbsp;militarys withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.</p> <p>The speech was recorded in a 61-minute, 37-second video produced by the groups as-Sahab Media Foundation.</p> <p>Rumours have spread since late 2020 that al-Zawahri had died from illness. Since then, no video or proof of life surfaced, until Saturday.</p> <p>Zawahiri succeeded Osama Bin Laden as the chief of the group after Laden was hunted down by US SEAL forces in Pakistan.</p>