Al-Qaeda Media Committee
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Pakistan | ||
| Area of Operation | Afghanistan, United Kingdom | ||
| Former leader | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed2 | ||
| Key members | Abu Musab Reuter, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | In the early 1990s, this committee produced a publication called "Nashrat al Akhbar" -- the Newscast, in the Hyatabad neighborhood of Peshawar, Pakistan. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed took over leadership of this committee during the planning of the Sept. 11 attacks, starting around 1999. It is unclear if al-Qaeda's committee structure holds any relevance any longer, given the dispersion of group members and restrictions on travel since 2001.1 | |
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| 1Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. | |||
| 2The 9-11 Commission Report. July 22, 2004. Chapter 5.1. | |||
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