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| Al-Qaeda replacing Soddy branch's leadership |
| 2006-03-22 |
| Al Qaida was believed to have replaced its leadership in Saudi Arabia. Officials said Al Qaida was believed to have appointed commanders to replace those killed by Saudi security forces over the last few months. On Feb. 27, Al Qaida network chief Fahd Al Juweir was slain in a shootout in Riyad. "The battle with them is not finished," Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz told state-run television on March 19. "You never know. Some new leaders might emerge." In February, four leading Al Qaida operatives were killed during the battle with security forces in Riyad. The battle came in wake of a failed Al Qaida attempt to destroy the kingdom's largest oil refinery at Abqiq. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |