Al-Qaeda leader calls for new 9/11 strikes against the US and praises Palestinian knife attacks on Israelis in new audio message to fanatics

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Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called for a new wave of 9/11 strikes on the United States while praising Palestinians who are carrying out stabbing attacks across Israel. 

The terror chief, who was a close advisor of Osama Bin Laden released the 16-minute propaganda message on the internet where it was spread by social media by armchair jihadists.

In the message, al-Zawahiri ordered his followers to attack 'the West', with the United States the main target over its continuing support for Israel. 

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Ayman al-Zawahiri, pictured, has called on his followers to launch a host of new terror attacks on the West 

The Al Qaeda leader also praised terrorists who have been stabbing  Israelis in a series of attacks

Al-Zawahiri, right, was an advisor to Osama Bin Laden before he was apprehended by US Navy Seals 

According to Vocativ.com, which has listened to the broadcast entitled 'we shall unite to liberate Jerusalem'. 

He specifically praises the terrorists involved in stabbing Israeli citizens while urging followers in western countries   

He also specifically mentions 'the attacks in Madrid, Bali, London and Paris'. 

The terrorist leader urged fellow Muslims to 'liberate Palestine' while facing down 'American-European-Russian-Shiite-Alawite aggression.' 

Echoing Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech he told Muslims to stop fighting amongst themselves and 'stand in one line, from East Turkestan to Morocco, against the satanic alliance that attacks Islam, its nation and its house'. 

The audio file was released on Sunday night. 

Al-Zawahiri currently has a $25million bounty on his head. 

He had previously cited the Charlie Hebdo killers in earlier broadcasts. 

In August he pledged Al-Qaeda's allegiance to the Taliban following the death of its leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.  

In August, al-Zawahiri pledged Al-Qaeda's allegiance to the Taliban in an effort to unite fanatical Islamic groups