BREAKING NEWS

Key bin Laden intel came from detainee later released

By REUTERS

MAY 12, 2011 23:01

WASHINGTON - The real breakthrough that led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden came from a mysterious CIA detainee, Hassan Ghul, according to a Reuters special report published on Thursday.

Based on interviews with two dozen current and former senior intelligence, White House and State Department officials, the special report explores the policies and actions of the United States in its 13-year hunt for bin Laden.

According to the report, it was Ghul who after years of tantalizing hints from other detainees finally provided the information that prompted the CIA to focus intensely on finding Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti, pseudonym for the courier who would lead them to bin Laden.

Two US officials told Reuters the US government believes Ghul was released by Pakistani authorities in 2007 and has once again become a frontline militant.

Authorities probing bigoted text messages that spread alarm across US

By REUTERS

11/09/2024 03:28 AM

Explosion heard in countryside of Aleppo, Syria, Sana state news agency

By REUTERS

11/09/2024 12:46 AM

After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group

By REUTERS

11/08/2024 11:25 PM

Pentagon chief speaks with new Israeli defense minister

By REUTERS

11/08/2024 11:03 PM