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10———Al-Adel, Saif (1960 or 1963– )

community. In late 2000, the Canadian government Little is known about al-Adel’s early life. Before
charged two Sikh men from British Columbia in the joining Al Qaeda, he was member of the Egyptian
Flight 182 bombing, cleric Ajaib Singh Bagri and Islamic Jihad. That group, led by Egyptian doctor
businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik. In June 2001, Ayman al-Zawahiri, merged with Al Qaeda in the late
Reyat was also charged in the Flight 182 bombing, 1990s. Al-Zawahiri is now widely considered to be
mere days before completing his 10-year sentence for bin Laden’s second-in-command.
manslaughter. According to the 1998 U.S. indictment in the
embassy bombings case, al-Adel sits on Al Qaeda’s
See also SIKH TERRORISM
consultation council, the majlis al shura. This body
discusses and approves all acts of terror carried out
Further Reading
by the international Al Qaeda network. Al Qaeda,
Blaise, Clark, and Bharati Mukherjee. The Sorrow and the an Arabic word meaning “The Base,” serves as an
Terror: The Haunting Legacy of the Air India Tragedy. umbrella group for other terrorist organizations and
Markham, Ontario: Viking, 1987. has declared war against the United States.
Bolan, Kim, and Dene Moore. “Lawyer Slams RCMP The indictment also charges al-Adel with provid-
Evidence: Two Suspects in Air India Bombing Appear ing military, explosives, and intelligence training to
in Court, Third Man Is Freed Without Charge.” The
Gazette (Montreal), October 31, 2000, A10. recruits for as long as a decade in Al Qaeda camps in
Martin, Douglas. “As Indians’ Ranks Grow in Canada, Old Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan. The indictment fur-
Conflicts Are Also Transplanted.” New York Times, June ther charges that, in 1993, al-Adel and other Al Qaeda
26, 1985, A11. operatives trained the tribe members who attacked
Nickerson, Colin. “15-Year Probe of Jet Bombing Brings 2 U.N. peacekeeping forces in Somalia. An attack in
Arrests: Canada Detains Sikh Militants.” Boston Globe, Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, led to the death of
October 29, 2000, A3. 18 U.S. Marines later that year.
Swardson, Anne. “Bomb Victims’ Families: No Resolution, Al-Adel remains a fugitive, as do many other
No Comfort: Air India Crash Case Still Open 10 Years Al Qaeda members indicted in the embassy case.
Later.” Washington Post, July 26, 1995, A18.
The U.S. State Department offers a reward of up to
$25 million for information leading directly to his
apprehension or conviction.
Ajaj, Ahmad. See WORLD TRADE CENTER
See also AL QAEDA; AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI; OSAMA BIN
BOMBING (1993). LADEN; EAST AFRICAN EMBASSY BOMBINGS;

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AL-ADEL, SAIF (1960 OR 1963– ) Further Reading
Bergen, Peter L. Holy War, Inc: Inside the Secret World of
aka Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, Seif al Adel,
Osama bin Laden. New York: Free Press, 2001.
Ibrahim al-Madani
Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Most Wanted Terrorists.”
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm
Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian, is a high-ranking (October, 2001).
member of Al Qaeda and head of Osama bin Laden’s Frontline. “Hunting bin Laden.” PBS. http://www.pbs.
personal security force. Al-Adel is believed to have org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/, May 1,
taken over as military commander of Al Qaeda since 2002.
“A Nation Challenged: The Hunted; The 22 Most Wanted
the death of Muhammad Atef. He is also thought to
Suspects, in a Five-Act Drama of Global Terror.”
have trained several of the hijackers responsible for
New York Times, October 14, 2001, 1B.
the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade
Reeve, Simon. The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin
Center and the Pentagon in the United States. In
Laden, and the Future of Terrorism. Boston: Northeastern
1998, the United States accused al-Adel of partici- University Press, 1999.
pating in the conspiracy to bomb U.S. embassies in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. United
East Africa. The FBI lists him as one of 22 “most States v. Usama bin Laden et al. Indictment S(10) 98
wanted terrorists.” Cr. 1023 (LBS).