Friday marks third anniversary of capture of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by American forces . Al Qaeda is defeated , but danger of home - grown terror on rise , writes Andrew Hammond . And reflecting this changed risk pattern , U.S. forces are re-deploying as a result . 11,000 foreign fighters overall may have fought in Syria , from more than 50 countries . Al Qaeda may now focus more on ` ` local '' issues , Hammond writes , threatening Western security .
Friday marks third anniversary of capture of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by American forces . Al Qaeda is defeated , but danger of home - grown terror on rise , writes Andrew Hammond . 11,000 foreign fighters overall may have fought in Syria , from more than 50 countries . Al Qaeda may now focus more on ` ` local '' issues , Hammond writes , threatening Western security .