Al-Damazin Farms
The Al-Damazin Farms, about 300 miles (480 km) south-east of Khartoum, Sudan, was an "enormous" farm owned and run by Osama bin Laden.[1][2][3]
Bin Laden received the land on which the farms were based in payment by the Sudanese government for construction work he had performed.[3] The farms employed thousands of people.[4] The farms had cattle and horses, and grew white corn, sesame, soybeans, sorghum, and peanuts.[5][3][6]
Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub was hired by bin Laden, between February 1992 and May 1993, to supervise 4,000 employees at the farms.[7]
Al-Qaeda held "refresher courses" in small arms and explosives on the farms.[2][6][8]
References
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- ^ a b Osama: the making of a terrorist. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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- ^ The Osama Bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of Al Qaeda's Leader. January 20, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ Finances and Networks Al-Qaeda Terrorists. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Terror Exports Are the Business Of Jihad Inc. - Page 2". New York Times. February 13, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Refugee denies any link to terror groups". The Star. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bin Laden's Money Trail Reaches Around the Globe". FOX News. September 19, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2011.