Editing Ayman al-Zawahiri (section)

===Later activities===
In September 2015, Zawahiri urged Islamic State (ISIL) to stop fighting al-Nusra Front, the official al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, and to unite with all other jihadists against the supposed alliance between America, Russia, Europe, Shiites and Iran, and [[Bashar al-Assad]]'s Alawite regime.

Ayman al-Zawahiri released a statement supporting jihad in Xinjiang against Chinese, jihad in the Caucasus against the Russians and naming Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan as battlegrounds. Zawahiri endorsed "jihad to liberate every span of land of the Muslims that has been usurped and violated, from Kashgar to Andalusia, and from the Caucasus to Somalia and Central Africa".<ref>[https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/al-qaeda-declares-war-on-china-too/ Al-Qaeda Declares War on China, Too], ''The Diplomat''</ref>

Uyghurs inhabit Kashgar, the city which was mentioned by Zawahiri. In another statement he said, "My mujahideen brothers in all places and of all groups ... we face aggression from America, Europe, and Russia ... so it's up to us to stand together as one from East Turkestan to Morocco". In 2015, the [[Turkistan Islamic Party]] (East Turkistan Islamic Movement) released an image showing Al Qaeda leaders Ayman al Zawahiri and Osama Bin Laden meeting with [[Hasan Mahsum]].

Zawahiri continues to release propaganda videos, with the most recent being in June 2020 following the announcement of peace negotiations between the United States and the [[Taliban]]. In September 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the [[9/11]], after a month of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, another video of al-Zawahiri surfaced, but he did not mention the Taliban takeover.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/12/al-qaeda-chief-video-9-11-anniversary-511531 Al Qaeda chief appears in video marking 9/11 anniversary], ''Politico''</ref>