Terrorist Leadership

Al-Qaeda leadership in 2006
Osama bin Laden Saudi Emir		Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian Deputy Emir
Saif al-Adel Egyptian Operations	Abu Ayyub al-Masri Egyptian Iraq Operations	Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Egyptian Operations	Shaikh Saiid al-Masri Egyptian Finance
Abu Hafs the Mauritanian Mauritanian Theologian	Abd al-Aziz al-Masri Egyptian Operations	Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Kuwaiti Spokesman	Saad bin Laden Saudi Operations
Abu Basir al-Yemeni Yemeni Bin Laden aide	Abu Obaidah al-Masri Egyptian Operations	Abu Khayr Al-Zawahiri aide	Amin al-Haq Afghan Security

Key al-Qaeda losses in 2006
Omar al-Farouq Kuwaiti Operations Killed Sept. 25	Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi Iraqi Operations Detained Fall	Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Jordanian Iraq Operations Killed June 7	Midhat Mursi Egyptian WMD Research Reported Killed Jan. 13

Historical al-Qaeda Leadership
2006	2005	2004	2003
2002	9-11 Sept. 11, 2001	Embassy Bombings Aug. 7, 1998	Formation 1989
Key al-Qaeda losses since formation
Iraq insurgent leadership
Early al-Qaeda leaders: Fate unknown
Hezbollah Leadership
Leadership of other organizations

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