Known Associates of Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi
| Direct Associations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relationship | Link(s) | Earliest Associated |
 Abdouh al Mukhlafi | Poss alt ID | ||
| Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda USS Cole bombing Limburg oil tanker attacked | |
 Kamal Derwish | Subordinate | Lackawanna Six CIA kills Yemen al-Qaeda chief and US citizen | Nov. 3, 2002 |
| Indirect Associations | |||
 Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Tawfiq bin Attash | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Ibrahim al-Thawar | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Hassan al Khamri | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Jamal al Badawi | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Fahd al Quso | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Osama bin Laden | Indirect | USS Cole bombing | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Saif al-Adel | Indirect | USS Cole bombing Limburg oil tanker attacked Limburg oil tanker attacked | Oct. 12, 2000 |
| Fawaz al-Rabihi | Indirect | Limburg oil tanker attacked | Oct. 6, 2002 |
| Direct Associations describe relationships in which the two are believed to have had a personal relationship. Indirect associations are those who are connected through an event or group, but it is not established in sources that they ever had direct contact. | |||
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