Photo courtesy of: FBISaif al Adel
Photo courtesy of: FBI
aka "Saif"
Leadership: al-Qaida **RF1**, **RF2**
Adel, an Egyptian national, was indicted on December 20, 2000, by a federal
grand jury. Although it is believed he did not play an active role in the actual
bombing of the embassies, it is reported that he sat on al-Qaida’s consultation
council as well as the military committee. It is also believed he played an
active role in Somalia where 18 U.S. servicemen were murdered by al-Qaida trained
men. He is currently at large.
REFERENCES:
**RF1** United States v. Usama bin Laden et al., S (7) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS), p. 34.
**RF2** "Hunting bin Laden: Who is bin Laden?" PBS Frontline (1999),
SOURCE:
Excerpted from Usama Bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network, by Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam. NY: Transnational Publishers, 2001.