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Al-Qaeda's 'next terror chief oversaw Black Hawk Down' and helped carry out 9/11 attacks
Al Qaeda has been revealed following the US killing the terror organisation's leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike.The 71-year-old took over Al-Qaeda after Osama Bin Laden’s death in 2011 and according to US President Joe Biden, al-Zawahri was successfully killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.The leader's death means Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian ex-army officer, is now thought to be the successor to the Al Qaeda throne.READ MORE: US drones 'kill Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri' who took over from Osama bin LadenAl-Adel met bin Laden and al-Zawahri at terrorist group Maktab al-Khidamat before joining the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ).The 60-year-old oversaw the 'Black Hawk Dawn' operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, when he was 30 years old, where 19 American soldiers were killed as their bodies were dragged through the street.Al-Adel has risen through the ranks and has become increasingly important part of Al Qaeda's strategy since the killing of Bin Laden in 2011.With Al Qaeda based in Afghanistan, one of the only sticking points that could prevent Al-Adel taking the helm of the terror group is that he's thought to have been stuck in Iran for the past 19 years.Al-Adel's real name is thought to be Mohammed Salah al-Din Zaidan with his moniker translating to 'Swords of Justice'.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Al-Adel's wanted status according to US intelligence is due to him being 'wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.'224 people died, including 12 Americans, and a further 4,500 people were wounded.Saif Al-Adel's likely coronation as leader of Al Qaeda will only further
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Plane carrying 36 crash lands and flips over before bursting into flames at airport
READ MORE: Terrifying wildfire infernos break out across UK as 40C scorcher heatwave wreaks havoc Black smoke and flames can be seen billowing into the air as fire trucks approached the runway to douse the inferno. The Fokker-50 aircraft operated by Somalia’s domestic carrier, Jubba Airways, was arriving in the capital from the inland city of Baidoa and crashed around 11.30am, according to a statement from Jubba Airways reports the Mirror.Luckily all passengers survived the fire and no one was injured, it has been reported.“We applaud the quick action of the Somalia fire brigade at the Adan Adde International Airport for their quick action in rescuing and saving lives,” a spokesman for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development told local media.As of yet, the cause of the crash is clear but Jubba Airways acknowledged the situation and said that it would release more information about what happened "as it becomes available".The airport is in a fortified enclave known as the 'Green Zone,' where some Western embassies, including the USmission, and US-trained Somali commando units, are also housed.In 2020, three crew members were injured when a cargo plane crashed at the international airport also in Somalia's capital.That same year in July, a cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid crashed in Beledweyne in central Somalia.And in May 2020, six people were tragically killed when a Kenyan plane with African Express crashed on approach to Bardale in Somalia.Jubba Airways is a small Somali airline currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . READ NEXT: Weirdest heatwave tips and do they work– rubbing in raw onion to tin foil on
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Mo Farah 'touched by support' after revealing he was illegally trafficked into Britain
The Olympic legend added he was glad he had been able to reveal his secret life of servitude after being smuggled from Somalia.He revealed he was touched by the outpouring of public support after people heard he had to cook, clean and look after children for the woman to whom he was trafficked.Sir Mo, 39, spoke as BBC One screened a documentary that catalogued his journey from eight-year-old refugee to global athletics star.It described how his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin, but he was given the now-famous name of another child by his traffickers.Yesterday, he told Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm just grateful for every chance I've got in Britain to embrace my country."It has taken me a long time to come to this, but I'm glad I've made this documentary to show people the reality of what really happened to me as a child."His wife Tania, mother of their four children, said making the documentary has been a "form of therapy" which gave Sir Mo "permission to feel those feelings of hurt and pain."The Real Mo Farah documentary shows how he was brought to Hounslow, in west London, after his father was killed in the Somalian civil war. He said: "Cook, clean, pick them up, change diapers - everything you can think of, I was doing it."His life was transformed when he discovered his running talent.
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