New al-Qaeda chief praises Syrian protesters

New al-Qaeda chief praises Syrian protesters USA CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaeda's new leader praised Syrian protesters seeking to topple the regime of President Bashar Assad while trying to portray the uprising as an Islamic battle against American and Israeli interests. Al-Qaida's Zawahri tells Syrians to also fight US, Israel Jerusalem Post Los Angeles Times - CNN - Aljazeera.net - Washington Post all 1,119 news articles »