According to Usama al-Asad at Ekhlaas, when the barrier between Gaza and Egypt was destroyed, one of the commanders of al-Qaeda tried to enter Gaza and form a Jihadi group with some disaffected elements of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades. When Hamas found out, they captured him and turned him over to Egypt. Usama [...]
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Hamas Hands Over al-Qaeda Commander to Egypt
Posted: 3rd July 2008 by Will McCants in AQ Leadership, Egypt, Hamas, Palestinian Territories, Travel RoutesTags: al-Qaeda, Egypt, Hamas, Palestinian Territories, Qassam
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I feel like I missed something over the Memorial Day weekend. The forums are buzzing today with talk about an impending AQ nuclear attack on the U.S.; I counted nine separate posts on Ekhlaas alone. There is usually some trigger–say, a recent Bin Laden statement–that prompts this clustering of topics, but I haven’t been able [...]