Iran-based Saif al-Adel

US says Iran-based Saif al-Adel is new Al-Qaeda chief

The group has not declared him ‘emir’ since the Taliban are reluctant to acknowledge Zawahiri’s killing in Kabul last year
Saif al-Adel is a figure in the old guard of Al-Qaeda and reportedly trained some hijackers who took part in the 9/11 attacks

By AFP · 16 February 2023