OBL Son Dead?

[Kathianne]

Blast from the past.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/u-s-has-intel-osama-bin-laden-s-son-heir-n1037236





U.S. has intel that Osama bin Laden's son and heir Hamza is dead, say officials
The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died, or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if the U.S. has confirmed his death.

July 31, 2019, 10:20 AM PDT
By Courtney Kube
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to three U.S. officials.


The officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza bin Laden died, or if the U.S. played a role in his death. It is unclear if the U.S. has confirmed his death.


Hamza bin Laden's last known public statement was released by al Qaeda's media arm in 2018. He threatened Saudi Arabia and called on the people of the Arabian peninsula to revolt.

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[jimnyc]

I just read yesterday that they became targets and BOTH targeted for death now. Guess one was first on the Dead Pool!

[Kathianne]

I just read yesterday that they became targets and BOTH targeted for death now. Guess one was first on the Dead Pool!

I've not found yet what you are referring to, but did find this:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/01/osama-bin-ladens-son-hamza-emerging-new-al-qaeda-leader/3025709002/





Osama bin Laden's son Hamza emerging as new al-Qaeda leaderKim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 3:55 a.m. ET March 1, 2019 | Updated 1:41 p.m. ET March 1, 2019

The United States is offering a reward for information on Hamza bin Laden of $1 million. Josmar Taveras, USA TODAY

One of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is emerging as the new leader of the militant group, according to the State Department.


The United States is offering a reward for information on Hamza bin Laden, thought to be about 30 years old and based near the Afghan-Pakistan border, of $1 million.


The State Department's Counter-Terrorism Rewards Program posted the reward on its website late Thursday. "He has released audio and video messages on the Internet, calling on his followers to launch attacks against the United States and its Western allies, and he has threatened attacks against the United States in revenge for the May 2011 killing of his father by U.S. military forces," the State Department said.


Hamza bin Laden is married to the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker and a mastermind of al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.


Hamza's father, Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. Navy Seals in Pakistan in 2011. According to letters found by the Navy Seals during the raid on his hideout in Pakistan, Hamza wrote to the Saudi-born al-Qaeda leader asking to be trained to follow him. The letters indicate Osama bin Laden was grooming Hamza to replace him.


Since Osama bin Laden's death, al-Qaeda has been led by Ayman al Zawahiri, a trained surgeon who was born in Egypt. It is not immediately clear why, if the State Department's assessment is accurate, he is relinquishing power to Hamza bin Laden.



The United Nations Security Council added Hamza bin Laden to its sanctions list on Thursday. He is subject to an assets freeze and travel ban. Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry announced on Friday that it was stripping him of his Saudi nationality.


Two years ago the CIA released a massive trove of files that were found on a computer in Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Audio and video footage included with these documents appeared to indicate that Hamza bin Laden's wedding was held in Iran, according to an analysis by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank based in Washington, D.C.


Michael Evanoff, an assistant secretary for diplomatic security at the State Department, said that while Hamza bin Laden is likely hiding near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, he may try to cross into Iran or even head toward south central Asia.


"He could be anywhere, though," he said in a Thursday news briefing.

[Abbey Marie]

Bad seed. Better off without that waste of space...

[STTAB]

Poor feller must have had dirt on Hillary.

[Gunny]

Poor feller must have had dirt on Hillary.:laugh:

[Drummond]

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