al-Qaeda Emir al-Zawahiri: 778% Increase in Daily Audio/Video Release Rate

Al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri so far had five audio/video releases for Q2 2022, as of 19 May. If al-Zawahiri sustains the current 2022 rate of one release every 13.9 days, he will hit eight releases in Q2. It would mark it as a tie with his highest quarter ever, which was Q3 2016.

Al-Zawahiri is currently putting out new audio/video releases in 2022 at a rate of one every 13.9 days compared to the 2021 rate of one every 122 days. It represents a 778% increase in the daily release rate. As of 19 May 2022, al-Zawahiri had 10 releases for 2022.