Al-Qaeda Military Committee
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Afghanistan | ||
| Area of Operation | Sudan | ||
| Former leader | Mohammed Atef1 | ||
| Former leader | Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri1 | ||
| Key members | Saif al-Adel, Saif al Islam el Masry, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | ||
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| Reliable | The military committee selected targets for attacks and operatives to conduct them. It is unclear if al-Qaeda's committee structure holds any relevance any longer, given the dispersion of group members and restrictions on their travel since 2001. | |
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| 1United States vs. Osama bin Laden et. al. indictment, Nov. 4, 1998. | |||
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