Camp Lemonier Plot
Disrupted Terrorist Plotting| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Other Organization | Al-Ittihad al-Islami | |
| Possible Method(s) | Truck Bomb1 | |
| Possible Target(s) | U.S. Marine Base at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti1 | |
| Center of Gravity | Mogadishu, Somalia1 | |
| Second Location | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| Plot Started | Mid 20031 | |
 | Plot Ended | Early 20041 | |
| Connected | Abu Talha al Sudani (Operational Commander) 1, Gouled Hassan Dourad1 | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | The prisoner Dourad said Abu Talha had sent him in 2003 to case the Marine encampment for a truck bombing. Marines enhanced security at the base as a result.1 | |
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| 1'Summary of The High Value Terrorist Detainee Program,' press release, Director of National Intelligence, Sept. 6, 2006. | |||
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