Al Hijra
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Sudan1 | ||
| Goal | Construction company1 | ||
 | Core membership | 6003 | |
| Former leader | Abu Rida al Suri2 | ||
| Former leader | Abu Hammam al Saudi2 | ||
| Former leader | Abu Hassan al Sudani2 | ||
| Key members | Doctor Sharif al Din Ali Mukhtar, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim | ||
| Formed | 1991 | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Osama bin Laden formed Al Hijra to raise money for al-Qaeda in Sudan. Built long road between Khartoum and Port Sudan. Hijra built an 83-mile road between the cities of Damazine and Kormuk in Sudan. Probably no longer exists.1,2 | |
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| 1United States vs. bin Laden, Atef, El Hage, Fazul Mohammed, Odeh and Al-Owhali, indictment, Nov. 4, 1998. | |||
| 2Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. | |||
| 3Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl, testimony, during USA vs. OBL et al, Day 7, Feb. 20, 2001. | |||
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