Zawahri: Al-Qaeda Truce Offer to US Still Stands

In an interview posted today, top al-Qaeda figure Ayman al-Zawahri said that the terrorist group’s 2006 truce offer to the United States is still on the table, and advised President Barack Obama to respond if he wanted to reach an understanding with the group.

In early 2006, Osama bin Laden offered a long-term truce involving a Western pullout from Iraq and Afghanistan, saying both sides could enjoy stability and security from such a deal. Zawahri added the condition that the US stop backing what al-Qaeda considers corrupt regimes in the Muslim world.

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