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2002-08-28 Axis of Evil

Two top al Qaeda deputies are hiding in Iran

Two top al-Qaeda deputies in charge now of planning terrorist operations are hiding out in Iran along with dozens of al-Qaeda fighters. Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian, and Mahfouz Ould Walid, also known as Abu Hafs the Mauritanian are being sheltered in hotels and guesthouses in the border cities of Mashhad and Zabol. Al-Adel is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most-wanted list. US officials had reported Walid killed near the Afghan city of Khost in January.
Confusion might be because there were two, an elder and a younger, if I remember correctly...
After the September 11 attacks, the two men were put in command of al-Qaeda's military and ideological committees, said the sources who did not want their names or countries disclosed.
Abu Hafs was the fatwah man, and al-Adel was one of Binny's top security guys; al-Adel was also one of the potential successors.

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