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{ 2008 08 30 }

Rebellion in the Ranks of Al-Qaeda

Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda organization has witnessed a series of high profile dissents from the party line. One of the most prominent is Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, who goes by the nom de guerre of “Dr. Fadl.”

See: Britta Sandberg, “Turning Their Backs on Jihad,” Spiegel Online International, July 14, 2008

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