Articles tagged with: Suleiman Abu Ghaith

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
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on : Sunday, 10 Mar, 2013

The Abu Ghaith Mystery

In the space of three weeks between leaving Iran as a free citizen and entering New York as a detainee, former Kuwaiti citizen Suleiman Abu Ghaith became the easiest of prey in terms of Al-Qaeda leaders to be killed or arrested. Abu Ghaith, who has appeared in several intimidating video postings with his threatening rhetoric, fled Afghanistan in 2001 after Al-Qaeda’s defeat there to settle in Iran with other members of the organization, including some of Bin Laden’s sons and daughters, one o...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey and Mohamed Ali Saleh and Mohamed Al-Daameh
on : Saturday, 9 Mar, 2013

Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, pleaded not guilty on Friday to plotting against Americans in his role as Al-Qaeda’s top spokesman. This comes as part of a landmark case being tried by the United States against a terror suspect after Abu Ghaith was captured last week in Jordan. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to kill Americans. The Al-Qaeda spokesman, who lately announced his split from the terrorist group, als...

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Fahd Al-Ziyabi
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on : Friday, 22 Feb, 2013

Behind the Scenes in Al-Qaeda

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s obsession with America was the principal reason behind the first split within the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, a former member...

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