U međuvremenu, svenarodni ustanci i zahtjevi za demokratijom i ljudskim pravima na Bliskom istoku pokazali su da su se ljudi širom regiona okrenuli rotiv nasilne taktike el-Kaide u pravcu građanske neposlušnosti i mirnih protesta.
Meanwhile, the popular uprisings and demands for democracy and basic rights in the Middle East have shown that people across the region turned against al-Qaeda's violent tactics of al-Qaeda in favour of civil disobedience and peaceful protest.