Saad bin Laden
| Sa'ad bin Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden (Arabic: سعد بن أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن) |
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| Born | 1979 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 2009 |
| Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
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Sa'ad bin Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden (Arabic: سعد بن أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن; 1979 - allegedly 2009[1]), better known as Saad bin Laden, is one of the sons of Osama bin Laden. He continued in his father's footsteps by occupying a position within Al-Qaeda. He is reported to have died in an airstrike in 2009.[1]
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[edit] Life
Saad accompanied his father and his brothers on his exile to Sudan from 1991–96, and followed him to Afghanistan after that. When Hamid Mir interviewed Osama, he noted that the 16-year old Saad was carrying a gun and asked him whether he was following in the footsteps of his father, to which Saad replied "No, I am following in the footsteps of my prophet".[2]
He was believed to be married to a woman from Yemen. Iran has stated that a number of al-Qaeda leaders and members are in their custody, possibly including the son of Osama bin Laden, Saad bin Laden.[3][4]
Saad was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a Tunisian synagogue on April 11, 2002, which killed 19.[5] The following year, there were disputed claims of his capture by Pakistan in March,[6] though these proved false, and he was implicated in the May 12th suicide bombing in Riyadh, and the Morocco bombing four days later.
Saad was released from Iranian house arrest in March 2010 in exchange for the release of Heshmatollah Attarzadeh, an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in November 2008.[7]
[edit] Reported death
On July 22, 2009, National Public Radio reported that U.S. officials believe Saad bin Laden was killed by a CIA-administered unmanned aerial vehicle strike in Pakistan. A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said U.S. intelligence agencies are "80 to 85 percent" certain that Saad bin Laden is dead.[8][9] According to National Public Radio American security officials are 80 to 85 percent certain Saad bin Laden was killed in a missile strike "sometime this year".
On July 24, 2009, The Hindu reported that senior Taliban spokesmen in Islamabad claimed Saad bin Laden was not killed, or even hurt, during the missile attack.[10]
According to the Taliban commander, Saad Bin Laden is still very much alive.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b bbc.co.uk
- ^ Bergen, Peter. "The Osama bin Laden I Know", 2006
- ^ Saad bin Laden: The Key to Iranian-al-Qaeda Detente?
- ^ Zagorin, Adam and Klein, Joe. "9/11 Commission Finds Ties Between al-Qaeda and Iran", Time Magazine, July 16, 2004. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
- ^ "Bin Laden's son is rising in ranks of terrorism outfit". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec) / Associated Press. July 30, 2002.
- ^ Claim of bin Laden sons' capture disputed, San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=48015&Cat=6&dt=5/20/2011
- ^ Mary Louise Kelly (2009-07-22). "Bin Laden Son Reported Killed In Pakistan,". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106903109. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Osama's son may have been killed in Pak: Report". The Hindu. 2009-07-23. http://www.hindu.com/holnus/000200907231111.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Taliban dismisses U.S. claims about death of Osama's son". The Hindu. 2009-07-24. http://www.hindu.com/holnus/001200907241511.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ http://theweek.com/article/index/215135/did-the-crown-prince-of-terror-escape-the-bin-laden-raid
[edit] See also
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