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Al-Qaeda leader denounces Isis 'madness and lies' as two terrorist groups compete for dominance

Al-Qaeda is aiming to capitalise on heavy Isis losses to gain fighters and support

“Al-Zawahiri’s attack coming now shows that al-Qaeda feels a bit more confident, feels that Isis is beginning to lose.”

Dr Mansour said the leader has a “long-term timeframe” for his vision of jihad and views Isis as a “trend” that will fail and leave al-Qaeda as the dominant global terrorist group once more.