And Saif al-Adel , a former Egyptian army lieutenant and long-time Islamist , was appointed the interim leader of al Qaeda after bin Laden 's death . It took many days for al Qaeda to announce its new leader . That could be sign of disagreement over al - Zawahiri . Al Qaeda is losing the battle of ideas . Al - Qaeda lacks the charisma and power of Osama bin Laden .
It took many days for al Qaeda to announce its new leader . That could be sign of disagreement over al - Zawahiri . Al Qaeda is losing the battle of ideas . Al - Qaeda lacks the charisma and power of Osama bin Laden .