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| Saif al-`Adl, an Egyptian charter al-Qa`ida member who could soon become the group’s third emir, and more |
| 2021-03-07 |
Every so often we take a look at what West Point’s monthly terrorism magazine has to say. [CTC Sentinal] February 2021 Issue, From the EditorIn this month’s feature article, Ali Soufan provides a comprehensive profile of Saif al-`Adl, an Egyptian charter al-Qa`ida member who could soon become the group’s third emir. Soufan writes that "with the confirmed deaths of Hamza bin Ladin and Abu Muhammad al-Masri, as well as the reported (but as yet unconfirmed) demise of al-Qa`ida’s second emir, Ayman al-Zawahiri ...Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area assuming he's not dead like Mullah Omar. He lost major face when he ordered the nascent Islamic State to cease and desist and merge with the orthodox al-Qaeda spring, al-Nusra... , the likely next in line to inherit the leadership is ... Saif al-`Adl. Like the late Abu Muhammad, Saif lives in Iran |
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