U.S. Agrees With UN Report That Iran-based Egyptian Saif al-Adel Is Now The Leader Of al Qaeda

 

France 24: Iran-based Egyptian Saif al-Adel is new al Qaeda chief, says US 

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. 

The United Nations report released Tuesday said that the predominant view of member states is that Adel is now the group's leader, "representing continuity for now." 

But the group has not formally declared him "emir" because of sensitivity to the concerns of the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, who haven't wanted to acknowledge that Zawahiri was killed by a US rocket in a home in Kabul last year, according to the UN report.  

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US says Iran-based Saif al-Adel is new al Qaeda chief -- Al-Monitor  

US says Iran-based former Egyptian special forces officer is new Al-Qaeda chief -- Times of Israel  

US Backs UN Assessment that New Al-Qaida Leader is in Iran -- VOA  

Extremist thought to be in Iran is de facto new leader of al-Qaida, UN says -- The Guardian  

Saif al Adel becomes new leader of Al-Qaeda, United Nations reports -- Jerusalem Post  

Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head -- Reuters

Al Qaeda Now Has A New Leader Called 'The Sword Of Revenge'

Saif has been heavily involved in Al Qaeda activities for some 30 years, and already has a £7.5 million US bounty on his head, after the US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998, which left 224 dead 

Daily Mail: Al Qaeda has a new leader called 'the Sword of Revenge': Egyptian former general who is now in hiding in Iran is 'set to make terror group as dangerous as they were under Osama Bin Laden' 

 * Saif al-Adel has been described by sources as a 'brilliant and ruthless strategist' 

 * He has taken the reins following the suspected death of leader Ayman Zawahiri 

 * Saif has been heavily involved in Al Qaeda activities for some three decades 

 * He already has a £7.5m bounty on his head after US embassy bombings in 1998 

Al Qaeda has a new leader, called 'the Sword of Revenge' who is reportedly set to make the terror group as dangerous as they were under Osama Bin Laden. 

Egyptian former general Saif al-Adel is in hiding in Iran and the 'brilliant and ruthless strategist' has now taken the reins from Ayman Zawahiri, according to reports. 

The former leader was rumoured to be dead late last year, following speculation he had succumbed to asthma following 'breathing issues'. 

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 More News On Reports That Saif al-Adel Is Now The Leader Of Al Qaeda 

Rise of ISIS and Al-Qaeda terrifying alliance under new leader dubbed Sword of Revenge -- Daily Express 

New Al-Qaeda boss known as Sword of Revenge is 'worse than Osama bin Laden' -- Mirror Online 

Who is Saif al-Adel; Al-Qaeda's soon-to-be third Emir -- IBTimes