.- The death of Osama bin Laden has focused attention on what role they might play in the future, and intelligence agencies around the world analyze reports according to which Saif al-Adel had assumed temporary command of the terrorist network. The last thing you knew about al-Adel was that he was under house arrest in the outskirts of Tehran.
The record of terrorist al-Adel, one of the founders, including helping plan bomb attacks in 1998 against U.S. embassies in Africa. But the Egyptian had severe disagreements with bin Laden and opposed to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Correctly predicted that anger cause harm U.S. international efforts to Al-Qaeda.
Al-Adel is among the many important figures of al-Qaeda to escape to Iran after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. They were arrested in 2003 and placed under what has been called "house arrest" in a complex on the outskirts of Tehran. Over the years, some of these figures have entered and left the complex, and Washington has expressed concerns that Iran could one day leave you free to restore control of Al-Qaeda.
This week, Noman Benotman, a former jihadist who had ties with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan, and now security analyst in London, said al-Adel will serve as interim leader of the network until the appointment of a permanent successor. "They need someone in charge of the organization for the daily coordination to be able to select a leader," Benotman said Wednesday.
"That is the role of Saif." It was unclear exactly where he was al-Adel. Some terrorism analysts and intelligence officials say he left Iran last year and was returned to Al-Qaeda in the Pakistani region bordering Afghanistan. Al-Adel is one of the most wanted terrorists by the FBI, and the United States has offered a reward of five million dollars for his capture.
Although Western and Arab officials say intelligence had seen no evidence that al-Adel has taken over, its emergence as a possible successor to bin Laden has renewed the debate over the figures of Al-Qaeda who had been in Iran. Iran and Al Qaeda have a relationship of convenience, not an alliance.
The Shiite regime in Tehran is generally hostile to the Sunni terrorist network, but consider the U.S. the common enemy. If al-Adel, or any other Al-Qaeda leaders in Iran were freed, the country would violate a UN resolution that Washington says is unacceptable. 
The record of terrorist al-Adel, one of the founders, including helping plan bomb attacks in 1998 against U.S. embassies in Africa. But the Egyptian had severe disagreements with bin Laden and opposed to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Correctly predicted that anger cause harm U.S. international efforts to Al-Qaeda.
Al-Adel is among the many important figures of al-Qaeda to escape to Iran after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. They were arrested in 2003 and placed under what has been called "house arrest" in a complex on the outskirts of Tehran. Over the years, some of these figures have entered and left the complex, and Washington has expressed concerns that Iran could one day leave you free to restore control of Al-Qaeda.
This week, Noman Benotman, a former jihadist who had ties with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan, and now security analyst in London, said al-Adel will serve as interim leader of the network until the appointment of a permanent successor. "They need someone in charge of the organization for the daily coordination to be able to select a leader," Benotman said Wednesday.
"That is the role of Saif." It was unclear exactly where he was al-Adel. Some terrorism analysts and intelligence officials say he left Iran last year and was returned to Al-Qaeda in the Pakistani region bordering Afghanistan. Al-Adel is one of the most wanted terrorists by the FBI, and the United States has offered a reward of five million dollars for his capture.
Although Western and Arab officials say intelligence had seen no evidence that al-Adel has taken over, its emergence as a possible successor to bin Laden has renewed the debate over the figures of Al-Qaeda who had been in Iran. Iran and Al Qaeda have a relationship of convenience, not an alliance.
The Shiite regime in Tehran is generally hostile to the Sunni terrorist network, but consider the U.S. the common enemy. If al-Adel, or any other Al-Qaeda leaders in Iran were freed, the country would violate a UN resolution that Washington says is unacceptable.
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