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Known Associates of Saif al-Adel

Direct Associations
Name	Relationship	Link(s)	Earliest Associated
Osama bin Laden	Supervisor	Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda majlis al shura East African Embassy Bombings Al Qaeda leaders discuss Cole attack USS Cole bombing	Mid October 2000
Mohammed Atef	Supervisor	Al-Qaeda Military Committee Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda majlis al shura Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings	Spring 1993
Both sat on al-Qaeda's military committee.
Wadih El Hage	Associate	East African Embassy Bombings	1992
They were associates at an al-Qaeda guesthouse in Khartoum, Sudan.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed	Associate	Al-Qaeda	1997
They worked on al-Qaeda media and computer-related projects together.
Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri	Same Group	Al-Qaeda Military Committee Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down	Spring 1993
Saif al Islam el Masry	Same Group	Al-Qaeda Military Committee Kherchtou goes to Jihad Wal camp Group conducts explosives training in Sudan Al-Qaeda operatives trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon	1992
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah	Same Group	Al-Qaeda Military Committee Al-Qaeda majlis al shura Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings	Spring 1993
Abdullah Azzam	Same Group	Al-Qaeda
Ayman al-Zawahiri	Same Group	Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda majlis al shura East African Embassy Bombings
Shaikh Saiid al-Masri	Same Group	Al-Qaeda
Saad bin Laden	Same Group	Al-Qaeda
Mamdouh Mahmud Salim	Same Group	Al-Qaeda majlis al shura East African Embassy Bombings
Abu Faraj al-Yemeni	Same Group	Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
LHoussaine Kherchtou	Same Event	Kherchtou goes to Jihad Wal camp	1992
Muntasser al Jaziri	Same Event	Kherchtou goes to Jihad Wal camp	1992
Salem al Masri	Same Event	Group conducts explosives training in Sudan Al-Qaeda operatives trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon	1992
Abu Talha al Sudani	Same Event	Group conducts explosives training in Sudan Al-Qaeda operatives trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon	1992
Mohamed Sadeek Odeh	Same Event	Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings	Spring 1993
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed	Same Event	Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings	Spring 1993
Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah	Same Event	Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings USS Cole bombing	Spring 1993
Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali	Same Event	Atef and others train Somali tribes Black Hawk Down East African Embassy Bombings	Spring 1993
Abu Jaffar al-Masry	Same Event	Al-Qaeda operatives trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon	Fall 1993
Salah al Din	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Khalid al-Mihdhar	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Nawaf al-Hazmi	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Ibrahim al-Thawar	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training USS Cole bombing	Fall 1999
Abu Bara al-Yemeni	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Tawfiq bin Attash	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training USS Cole bombing	Fall 1999
Nasser al Bahri	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Abderraouf Jdey	Same Event	Veteran operatives attend Mes Aynak training	Fall 1999
Indirect Associations
Azzam	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Mustafa Mohammed Fadhil	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Hamden Khalif Allah Awad	Indirect	East African Embassy Bombings	Aug. 7, 1998
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri	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
Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi	Indirect	USS Cole bombing	Oct. 12, 2000
Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal	Indirect	USS Cole bombing	Oct. 12, 2000
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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