Bin Laden tried to establish coalition of militant groups says news.. Osama bin Laden tried to establish ‘grand coalition’ of militant groups. Al Qaeda leader spent final weeks trying to strengthen links with Afghan and Pakistani insurgent groups in bid to ‘stay relevant’ spent much of his last weeks alive planning a new attempt to bring the disparate factions among insurgents and militants fighting in Pakistan and Afghanistan together under the umbrella of al Qaeda.
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Western intelligence officials in Kabul told the Guardian they believe there are probably no more than 100 extremists affiliated with al Qaeda fighting in Afghanistan and that relations with the other insurgent groups there and in Pakistan are “variable and dynamic”. “Most of the guys fighting in this region have a very local focus. That leads to friction with the internationals,” one said last week. Bin Laden had known key insurgent figures such as the cleric Jalaluddin Haqqani or the former Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, for decades.
American investigators hope the trove of data seized in the raid on the Abbottabad compound this month,
in which Bin Laden and his 22-year-old son, Khaled, were killed, will cast light on the relations of al Qaeda and other militant groups in the region and beyond.
“They could have been just jottings. He probably got bored, like anyone else,” Riedel said.
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So far, the investigators have found evidence confirming only that certain broad types of target – such as trains and planes – were still of interest to Bin Laden. According to officials and an American law enforcement bulletin two weeks ago,
Bin Laden was also interested in hijacking and blowing up oil and gas tankers.Among the material seized in the compound, where Bin Laden may have been based for at least five years, are his notes on how many Americans he believed an attack needed to kill to force a change in Washington’s Middle East policies and on who were the best senior political officials to target in the US.
There are also indications that
Bin Laden was contemplating trying to negotiate some kind of pact with the Pakistani government.Investigators are also looking for details of the financing of al Qaeda. Much of the money for the terror group came from personal contacts of Bin Laden’s and what is believed to be a relatively small number of donors in the Middle East.
One official with knowledge of the operation said last week it was hoped that the cache would identify these.
Since his death, US officials have described the 54-year-old Saudi-born militant leader
as “central” to the group and “a micro-manager” linked to “every plot” in America and Europe.There is also evidence that Bin Laden had the final say in leadership appointments, pointing out the defects of potential candidates to close senior associates such as Zawahiri.
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“The suspects learned on the internet how to make the two remote-detonated explosive devices,” the statement said.
Shortly after the death of Bin Laden, al Qaeda’s online al-Fajr Media Centre issued a
statement telling every “mujahid Muslim, if there is an opportunity, do not waste it”.
“Do not consult anyone about killing Americans or destroying their economy,” the statement continued. “We also incite you to carry out acts of individual terrorism with significant results, which only require basic preparation.”
Read it all at the link.. but west must realize that
“Most of the guys fighting in that region specially in Pakistan/Afghanistan have a very local focus. . unfortunately because of this international nature of Islam Osama type rogues exploit that weakness to use the youth for their political agenda.. And this is happening since the beginning of Islam
This Rascal Mr. Osama using Islam and his father's money with 5 wives and 18 children?? preaching jihad and doing criminal activities every day wasted his life and wasted lives of 100s of thousands of no good high school drop out Muslim fools.
Fools born in Islam consider this NO GOOD CRIMINAL as Martyr but Let me show them the face of a 26 year old Muslim guy
"Al Bouazizi of Tunisia" A graduate could not get a job, supporting his family by selling fruits on the streets of Tunisia is a real Martyr for all Muslims. Although he might have not intended it, BUT HE DID IT..
Tarek al-Tayyib Muhammad Bouazizi (March 29, 1984 – January 4, 2011 is the
real Martyr watch him..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47d6fyaOjRM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPxEpKRu4A
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