Is Al-Qaeda planning another 9/11-type attack to get back at ISIS?

New Delhi: Media reports suggest that the Al-Qaeda, for the first time since its existence in 20 years, is facing a threat from a rival jihadist organization. Threatened by the increasing presence and strength of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al-Qaeda is desperate for a comeback. Al-Qaeda preparing explosives that airport scanners can’t detect They are preparing the explosives that the airport scanners can’t detect. According to intelligence reports, the Al-Qaeda has major airports in the United Kingdom on its radar. It’s being speculated that they are making a new bomb devised by one of the best bomb makers Ibrahim Al-Isiri. This explosive can beat the metal detectors and sniffer dogs. Though Al-Isiri is now a part of ISIS, intelligence reports say that he has shared the formula with some members of the Al-Qaeda. Media reports say the Al Qaeda feels that launching a massive attack could repose confidence in its fighters and ensure that they either stay back or return to their fold.

ISIS is not only powerful in terms of combat but also in terms of resources and funds. Al-Qaeda had $200 million in terror funds and the Taliban $70 million during peak years. ISIS stole $450 million after the raid in Mosul. They have also taken over the oil fields, an estimate worth of which is around $4 billion. According to a report, a US-based think tank said that the Al-Qaeda will now be looking for a major attack on the lines of 9/11 to regain what it has lost to ISIS. Tehrik-e-Taliban support ISIS The latest statement by the Tehrik-e-Taliban has worried the Al-Qaeda. The TTP said that they support those mujahideen who fight for the sake of the survival of the caliphate. The Al Qaeda now sees the situation slipping out of its hand.