updated Sat. January 27, 2024
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Middle East Media Research Institute
February 16, 2018
As the Islamic State caliphate disintegrates, and it is not known for sure whether its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is alive, dead, or deep underground like Osama bin Laden after 9/11 – or possibly in a Syrian hospital in "critical" condition, as was widely reported this week – there has been increasedÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
January 19, 2018
The younger bin Laden is said to have married the daughter of al-Qaeda's second-in-command and deputy to current leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah, nicknamed "Abu Mohammed al-Masri". The clip, which Al Arabiya was briefed on its details, was among the latest documents releasedÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
January 7, 2018
Abu Ghaith, al-Qaeda's spokesperson and Bin Laden's son-in-law, taught him public speaking while Abu Mohammed al-Masri taught him history. His mother also played a role as she directed him and helped explain what he learnt. Hamza was selected as an heir to his father's legacy because of his meekÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
January 7, 2018
Abu Ghaith, al-Qaeda's spokesperson and Bin Laden's son-in-law, taught him public speaking while Abu Mohammed al-Masri taught him history. His mother also played a role as she directed him and helped explain what he learnt. Hamza was selected as an heir to his father's legacy because of his meekÃâà...
The Atlantic
November 11, 2017
He was accompanied by fellow Egyptian and al-Qaeda council member Abu Mohammed al-Masri—whose papers identified him as Daoud Shirizi—a former professional soccer player who was also wanted by the FBI for involvement in the 1998 embassy attacks. Joining them was Abu Musab al-Suri, one ofÃâà...
Long War Journal
November 1, 2017
FDD's Long War Journal also assesses that the wedding took place in Iran, where Hamza was held in a form of house arrest or imprisonment on and off for several years. His marriage to the daughter of Abu Mohammed al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda military leader, has previously been discussed in The Exile:Ãâà...
Middle East Online
October 2, 2017
As the Americans and more recently the Russians worked to crush the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq, they also have had to face an older, and seemingly wiser, enemy: A resurgent al-Qaeda, which has exploited the critical reverses suffered by its savage progeny over the last 18 months to stage aÃâà...
Vanguard
August 1, 2017
Hamza Laden married the daughter of the former head of al-Qaeda's training camps Abu Mohammed al-Masri. In May, an audio recording suggested that he was staging al-Qaeda's comeback. The Washington Post described Hamza's voice as “vintage Osama bin Laden.” “Prepare diligently to inflictÃâà...
NEWS.com.au
July 31, 2017
He is married to the daughter of Abu Mohammed al-Masri, the former head of al-Qaeda's training camps. He is wanted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1998 American embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. Osama bin Laden's (left) favourite son Hamza (right) isÃâà...
Newsweek ME
July 5, 2017
Among these valuable hostages were Hamza and his mother, Khayria, as well as three key figures: Abu Khayr al-Masri, the head of the Al-Qaeda's political committee, Abu Mohammed al-Masri, the head of its training camps, and Saif al-Adel, its chief of security and tactician. Immediately following the trio'sÃâà...
Newsweek
June 19, 2017
Among these valuable hostages were Hamza and his mother, Khayria, as well as three key figures: Abu Khayr al-Masri, the head of the Al-Qaeda's political committee, Abu Mohammed al-Masri, the head of its training camps, and Saif al-Adel, its chief of security and tactician. Immediately following the trio'sÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 3, 2017
Saif al Adel and Abu Mohammed al Masri, both of whom were also senior figures in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), were reportedly freed by Iran alongside Abu al Khayr al Masri in 2015. Like Abu al Khayr, the circumstances of their detention inside Iran prior to that time is shrouded in uncertainty.
Long War Journal
September 18, 2015
The five jihadists who were reportedly freed are: Saif al Adel, Abu Mohammed al Masri, Abu Khayr al Masri, Khalid al Aruri and Sari Shihab. The first three are well-known senior al Qaeda leaders who have served in elite management and advisory positions within the group. In addition, Saif al Adel and AbuÃâà...
