Wadi al Aqiq
Part of Al-Qaeda
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| Center of Gravity | Sudan1 | ||
| Goal | Holding company1 | ||
| Leader | Osama bin Laden | ||
| Key members | Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Wadih El Hage | ||
| Formed | 1991 | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Osama bin Laden formed a holding company called Wadi al-Aqiq in the Khartoum, Sudan, to raise money for al-Qaeda purposes. It was the first al-Qaeda company formed in Sudan. Osama served as chairman, and Salim as the general manager.1,2,3 | |
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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. | |||
| 3Essam al-Ridi testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 5, Feb. 14, 2001. | |||
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