Retrieved by Pat Darnell | June 1, 2011 | Bryan TX
Egyptian Saif al-Adel now acting leader of al Qaeda, ex-militant saysTag: AL QAEDA | [SOURCE] | May 17, 2011 | By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
EXCERPT 1 | " ... An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been chosen "caretaker" leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group's inner workings.
Al Qaeda's interim leader is Saif al-Adel, who has long played a prominent role in the group, according to Noman Benotman. Benotman has known the al Qaeda leadership for more than two decades. He was once a leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), a militant organization that used to be aligned with al Qaeda, but in recent years renounced al Qaeda's ideology. ([1] REad Entire Article HERE) ... "
Al Qaeda’s leadership
by NEWS SOURCE on MAY 24, 2011
At Jihadica, Vahid Brown
EXCERPT 2 | " ... In light of the widely reported news that Sayf al-‘Adl (also spelled Saif al-Adel) has taken the reins of operational leadership within al-Qa’ida in the wake of the death of Osama bin Laden, I thought it would be useful to Jihadica’s readers to provide a bit of context about this man and about the significance, if any, of these reports (see, e.g., Musharbash and Bergen), all of which rely on the testimony of Noman Benotman, a former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. ([2] REad Entire Article HERE) ..."
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- http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-17/world/mideast.al.qaeda.appointee_1_al-adel-al-qaeda-libyan-islamic-fighting-group?_s=PM:WORLD
- http://warincontext.org/2011/05/24/al-qaedas-leadership/
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