Interim leader of al Qaeda

18 May 2011 08:03 am Views - 2692

Egyptian Saif al-Adel is pictured in an undated file handout photo from the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists website. A leading specialist on al Qaeda said on May 17, 2011 that Adel, an Egyptian veteran militant, was acting as an interim operational leader pending the expected appointment of deputy chief Ayman al-Zawahri as successor to Osama bin Laden.   REUTERS