NEW : Syrian activist says the country is `` not a playground for jihad '' Bashar Al-Assad video message is believed to be his first since taking over Syrian State TV . He uses the seven-minute video to discuss Washington and address the protesters . President Ayman al-Zawahiri 's is the `` leader of criminal gangs , the protector of traitors , '' he says .
NEW : Syrian activist says the country is `` not a playground for jihad '' Ayman al-Zawahiri 's video message is believed to be his first since taking over al Qaeda . He uses the seven-minute video to discuss Syria and address the protesters . President Bashar Al-Assad is the `` leader of criminal gangs , the protector of traitors , '' he says .