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Shabaab claims several al-Qaeda leaders present during infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ incident

Caleb Weiss | November 1, 2023

Mahad Karate, a senior official and a deputy emir of Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, again named several al-Qaeda leaders present in Mogadishu during the infamous ‘Black Hawk Down’ incident in 1993.

Analysis: 2 wanted al Qaeda leaders operate in Iran

Thomas Joscelyn | August 13, 2018

On Aug. 8, the State Department announced that it had increased its reward for information concerning the whereabouts of two veteran al Qaeda leaders: Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah and Saif al-Adel. Although State didn’t explain the move, there is evidence that the two al Qaeda managers were operating inside Iran as of 2017.

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