Bin Laden’s Son Calls For Jihad Across Globe

Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza bin Laden, has publicly called on the Saudi people to join global jihad around the world with the aim of overthrowing the monarchy end the US influence over the kingdom.  In a new recording released on Wednesday, Osama’s son called on the Saudi youth to join his Yemen-based brothers in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and “gain the necessary experience” in waging “intifada” to rid the country from the Saudi Royal family. Rt.com reports: The undated audio message is Hamza bin Laden’s fourth speech since August 2015, as he tries to assert his influence over the global terrorist network. While Al-Qaeda has been headed by Ayman Al Zawahri since 2011, experts believe that Hamza is aiming for the top terrorist position. Furthermore, the resurgence the ‘heir’ comes amid bitter rivalry among the notorious jihadist groups. Al-Qaida’s Syria affiliate Al-Nusra Front is a rival of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), which itself is a former Al-Qaeda offshoot whose leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014 declared an Islamic caliphate across Iraq and Syria. After he urged an uprising against the Saudi monarchy, Hamza went on to focus on global jihad issues, touching on the need to continue resistance in Palestine and [...]