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UN report: Sayf al-‘Adl considered new leader of al Qaeda

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UN experts say the predominant view among member states is that the leadership of al Qaeda has been transferred to Sayf al-‘Adl, who is responsible for Osama bin Laden’s security and training. several of the hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

The panel of experts said in a report to the United Nations Security Council published on Monday that there was no announcement of Sayf al-‘Adl replacing Ayman al-Zawahri, who was killed by an American drone strike in Kabul last August.

“But in discussions in November and December, many UN member states took the position that Sayf al-‘Adl was operating as de facto and unverified leader. of the group,” the report said.

Various assessments as to why the leader of al-‘Adl have not been published.

Some countries feel that al-Zawahri’s presence in Kabul causes the country’s Taliban rulers to seek legitimacy “and that al Qaeda has chosen not to exacerbate this by acknowledging the dead,” the experts said.

“However, most consider the key factor to be that Sayf al-‘Adl’s continued presence in the Islamic Republic of Iran (this) has raised difficult theological and operational questions for al Qaeda. ,” they say.

While noting that one country rejected claims that any al Qaeda affiliate was in Iran, the panel said that Sayf al-‘Adl’a’s position “raises questions regarding its ambitions and ambitions.” al Qaeda’s mission to assert leadership of a global movement in Iran in the face of challenges” from the Islamic State extremist group.

Sayf al-‘Adl has been blacklisted by the United Nations as Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidan, an Egyptian since January 2001, the committee said. He was described on the United Nations list as taking over as al Qaeda’s military commander following the death of Mohammed Atef – one of bin Laden’s top aides – in a US attack. in November 2001.

In addition to his role as bin Laden’s security chief, the United Nations said, Sayf al-‘Adl taught fighters to use explosives and trained some of the hijackers involved in the attack in the United States on Jan. September 11, 2001. The organization says he also trains Somalis who killed 18 American service members in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993.

Sayf al-‘Adl is wanted by US authorities in connection with the August 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya.

According to the report, the threat posed by al Qaeda, the Islamic State extremist group and their affiliates “remains high in conflict zones and neighboring countries”, with Africa emerging in recent years. in recent years “is the continent where the damage from terrorism is growing fastest and most widely.”

The council said the leadership of the Islamic State had also come into question following the group’s November 30 announcement that Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had died in a battle last month, the leader said. The second of the group will be killed in 2022.

“The newly announced leader is Abu al-Husain al-Husaini al-Qurashi, and his true identity is still unknown,” experts said.

Member states noted numerous pledges of allegiance to Abu al-Husain by the Islamic State “widespread affiliates without knowing specifically his identity or qualifications as a leader. “, they say.



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