Terrorism: the heirs of Osama Bin Laden – Franceinfo

For 10 years, Osama bin Laden was public enemy number 1. Until his elimination in 2011 by the Americans. Bin Laden is dead, but the Islamist threat has grown more complex. It has changed and multiplied. It has taken on as many faces as the trends that compose it. It’s a power issue, but who are Osama bin Laden’s heirs?

On the death of Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri takes the head of Al-Qaeda. He has neither his charisma nor his influence. Al-Qaeda is losing speed and another more extremist movement is gaining momentum: the Islamic State group. With his black flag, he has very specific territorial ambitions. From its self-proclaimed caliphate to which jihadists from all over the world flock, ISIS is preparing the attacks which have bloodied Europe.