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Mohamed Salah al-Din al-Halim Zaidan (Arabic: محمد صلاح الدين الحليم زيدان; born April 11, 1960 or 1963) commonly known by his nom de guerre Saif al-Adel (Arabic: سيف العدل, lit. 'sword of justice') is a former Egyptian Army officer and explosives expert who is widely understood to be the de facto leader of al-Qaeda.
May 7, 2024 · Saif al-Adel (born April 11, 1960 or 1963, Egypt) is an Egyptian militant Islamist who served as a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda and head of Osama bin Laden’s personal security force. He was indicted by the U.S. for his alleged participation in the bombing of U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998.
Saif al-Adel is a senior al-Qaeda leader wanted by the U.S. On February 13, 2023, a U.N. panel of experts released a report that claimed Adel is the de facto leader of al-Qaeda. * Two days later on February 15, the U.S. Department of State also confirmed Adel’s role as al-Qaeda’s new leader.
Mar 27, 2023 · After months of ambiguity over al Qaeda’s leadership, Saif al Adel became its third emir, the United Nations reported in February 2023. He succeeded Osama bin Laden, the Saudi founder who was killed during a U.S. ground raid in May 2011, and Ayman al Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor who died in a U.S. drone strike in July 2022.
Feb 15, 2023 · Saif al-Adel, who is wanted by the United States in connection with the 1998 bombings of its embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, has been identified by many countries as the new “de facto and...
Feb 16, 2023 · DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the "uncontested"...
Feb 16, 2023 · Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said Wednesday. Issued on: 16/02/2023 - 02:55...
Feb 16, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said Wednesday. “Our assessment...
Feb 16, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department says. “Our assessment aligns...
Oct 10, 2001 · Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said Wednesday. "Our assessment aligns with that of the UN -- that al-Qaeda's new de facto leader Saif al-Adel is based in Iran," a state department spokesperson said.
