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Al Qaeda's Iran Connection: Bin Laden's Successors Vie for Power

As the terror cell rebuilds following bin Laden’s death, a new cadre from Iran surges to the fore. Ex-CIA analyst Bruce Riedel on the captains vying for control—and the next threats.

Bruce Riedel
Bruce Riedel
articles/2011/05/29/al-qaedas-iran-connection-bin-ladens-successors-vie-for-power/riedel-iran-al-qaeda-connection_184138_lhfghj
Left to right: Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah and Saif al-Adel. (Photo: FBI)
Bruce Riedel

Bruce Riedel

briedel@brookings.edu

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