Stirrings of Life from Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia
By Evan Kohlmann
After months of inactivity following the elimination of numerous senior Al-Qaida leaders in Saudi Arabia, local militants loyal to Usama Bin Laden are once again showing signs of life in the Saudi kingdom. On October 13, an organization calling itself the "Sada Toweik Brigades of Al-Zulfi"--and claiming a direct connection to Al-Qaida's Committee in the Arabian Peninsula--issued its first public statement carrying greetings to Usama Bin Laden, Taliban leader Mullah Umar, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. The statement promised that the group would soon release an audio recording from 26-year old most wanted Saudi Al-Qaida suspect Abdelrahman al-Miteb--also a known resident of the central Saudi city of Al-Zulfi.
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