It gave no details and the video was not available immediately on the site that carried the scrolling headline.

It was not clear when the video might appear. Bin Laden last appeared in a video on September 7, saying in his first appearance for almost three years that the United States remained vulnerable despite its power. The Saudi-born militant also appeared in an audiotape on September 11, praising the 19 hijackers who carried out the attacks on New York and Washington six years ago.

New video out
Al-Qaida’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts in a new video released on Thursday, the latest in a series put out by the terror network to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The 80-minute video was in a documentary style.

, touting al-Qaida’s activities in various areas, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and North Africa. “What they claim to be the strongest power in the history of mankind is today being defgeated in front of the Muslim vanguards of jihad six years after the two raids on New York and Washington,” al-Zawahri said.

 speaking in what appeared to be an office, with shelves of religious books and an automatic rifle leaning against them.