Salafi Jihadism and Chemical Weapons Attacks: Ideological Contrasts and Strategic Constraints
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Full Article: https://ctc.usma.edu/al-qaidas-soon-to-be-third-emir-a-profile-of-saif-al-adl/
Abstract: With the confirmed deaths of Hamza bin Ladin and Abu Muhammad al-Masri, as well as the reported (but as yet unconfirmed) demise of al-Qa`ida’s second emir, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the likely next in line to inherit the leadership is an Egyptian who goes by the nom de guerre Saif al-`Adl. Like the late Abu Muhammad, Saif lives in Iran and is apparently restricted from leaving the country. Little is known about his current movements or activities. Nevertheless, Saif’s revered status within the movement, as well as his deep experience as a military, intelligence, and security leader and a terrorist planner, make him a potentially dangerous emir.
Bloom has written an extraordinarily thorough and richly descriptive argument, with a variety of supporting themes.
The author has written an extraordinarily thorough and richly descriptive argument, with a variety of supporting themes.