Saif al-Adel is his nom de guerre, which translates as Sword of Justice. It’s not the only mystery about the man. There are just a couple of purported photographs of him in existence.

Tuesday morning, the News International reported that, according to unnamed sources, Egyptian-born terrorist Saif al-Adel has been named the temporary chief of al-Qaeda, succeeding Osama Bin Laden.

“However, al-Adel has historically preferred to keep a low profile in his military and intelligence roles, pointing to a possible, though less likely, future as a figurehead if he becomes emir ...

Saif al-Adel, who is wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, is seen by many U.N. members as al-Qaeda's de facto leader.

Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi was shown in a video walking the streets of Tripoli. The opposition forces had claimed that Saif, Libya's heir apparent, was under arrest. The International Criminal Court ...

The following are excerpts from a Washington Post interview with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Saif al-Islam, the son of Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi, appeared at a Libyan hotel early Tuesday morning despite widely circulated reports of his capture during the rebels' move into Tripoli a day earlier.

Saif al-Islam, son of late Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, is pictured at a ceremony in the southern Libyan city of Ghiryan on August 18, 2007.

Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said Wednesday. Skip to main content.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the influential second son of Moammar Gaddafi who was once seen as the great hope for reform in Libya, is clear on two points: He and his government have ...

Free Libya TV broadcast an image said to be Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam after his arrest in the south of Libya, Nov. 19, 2011. CBS A Libyan guide's betrayal led to the recent capture in ...