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Saif al Adel as New Leader Al Qaeda Replacement Osama bin Laden

After Osama bin Laden death, Al Qaeda does not stops. Terrorist network was said to have appointed a replacement bin Laden as their new leader.

His name is Saif al-Adel. He is Al-Qaeda strategist and former special forces officer Egypt. The news was delivered by former opponents of the Libyan militant ideology of Al Qaeda, Noman Benotman, quoted by the news station CNN, Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

Saif al Adel was designated a task executor of Al Qaeda. The decision to choose Al-Adel, also known as Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi, based internal organization militants in the absence of an official successor to Osama bin Laden.

Added Benotman, the election of Saif al-Adel is not a decision that allegedly produced the Shura Council of Al Qaeda, because there may now gather them in one place. This decision, he explained, produced six to eight head of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.

The decision to choose Saif al Adel would cause controversy in the internal circles of Al Qaeda. Especially from the top brass who came from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, which believes Osama bin Laden's successor should come from the Arabian Peninsula.

Saif al-Adel was elected to get rid of the name of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is also from Egypt. Al-Zawahiri is known as bin Laden's right hand, which was believed would receive the baton of leadership of Al Qaeda. Appears also alleged that the name of Al-Adel deliberately invoked to test the reaction of members of Al Qaeda - if the boss is not from the Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Adel known to go fight in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, he fled to Iran. According to one senior counter terrorism official Saudi Arabia, from there Saif al Adel to lead a branch of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, began a campaign of terrorist attacks in the Saudi kingdom that began in Riyadh in May 2003.

Family Wife of Osama Not sighted Extreme

The fifth wife of Osama bin Laden,Amal al-Sadah had been regarded as a mysterious figure. As Osama's favorite wife, Amal al-Sadah became the last person who accompanied al-Qaeda leader Osama before a bullet fired Navy Seals special forces ended the life of bin Laden.

But, Amal al-Sadah it has been known as a polite women's but taciturn nan sociable and confident. This was disclosed Ahmad, one of the relatives of Amal al-Sadah, who also grew up with Amal al-Sadah.

Amal al-Sadah, Ahmad said, comes from the illustrious family in Yemen. Although raised in a conservative culture, but the Amal family had no connection with Al Qaeda before the Amal al-Sadah wedding with Osama.

"Amal al-Sadah Family is a large family at IBB. Just like any other family in Yemen, they sighted conservative. However, they live in a modern, if compared to other Arab families," said Ahmad, as quoted by CNN.

"The hard is distinguished and famous families. They do not have extremist views, though has a conservative background," said Ahmad explained parents and sister Amal.

Ahmad later explained, the Amal al-Sadah family pressed the Yemeni government does not speak to the media. "The government considers the information and the responses they give will be misinterpreted and could hurt the families," said Ahmad.

Ahmad explained, after marriage, Osama does not want to Amal al-Sadah break with ancestral land, Yemen. However, families do not want to talk about Amal, because it could endanger the Amal al-Sadah and the family. "The family knew of the dangers if talking about it. Even if anyone asked, they would avoid," said Ahmad.

Sheikh Mohammed Rashed Saeed Ismail, leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen, said a person who set the wedding Amal al-Sadah with Osama. "I have a set match Amal al-Sadah. She is my disciple," said Saeed Ismail recognition to the Yemen Post in 2008.

Amal al-Sadah marry Osama, known as Ismail, has a good reason. "Although very young age, he is very religious. She also believes the same thing with Bin Laden," said Saeed Ismail.

At that time, Osama's personal bodyguard, Abu Jandal, was sent to send a dowry. "Syeik giving money to U.S. $ 5,000 and asked me to send it to someone in Yemen. The person that gave dowry to the family of the girl," said Abu Jandal, such as Al Quds Al Arabi published in 2005.