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• Ali Saleh Husain is a senior Al Qaeda associate who was in charge of the logistics affiliated with the group's fighters. He also was an intermediary between Al Qaeda and its Chechnya affiliate. Before the fall of the Taliban he helped to coordinate the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan for those fighters that were traveling to Chechnya. After the Taliban's fall, he was instrumental in fascillating the move of all the fighters from Afghanistan to Iran. He was reportedly arrested in Iran in 2003.U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)

  On January 16, 2009 the United States Treasury Department zeroed-in on four alleged Al-Qaeda operatives with ties to the organization's operations in Iran. The department issued executive order 13224, freezing the men's assets and prohibiting transactions between them and U.S. citizens. The purpose of such an order is to target the operatives as well as those that support them, and forces Iran to publicly accept responsibility for how it is meeting its international obligations regarding Al Qaeda. The four men, including Saleh Husain, Mustafa Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al-Sayid al-Bahtiyti and Osama Bin Laden's son Saad bin Laden, were allegedly detained by Iranian authorities in 2003, though it is believed Sa'ad bin Laden has been away from the country since at least September of 2008.Google News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda with Iran Ties (January 16, 2009)

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  1. Birthname: Ali Saleh Husain
  2. Birthdate: 1970U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  3. Birthplace: al-Hudaydah, YemenU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  4. Nationality: YemeniU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  5. Aliases: Abu Dahhak, Ali Salih Husayn al-Dhahak al-Tabuki, Ali Saleh Husain al-Tabuki, Ali Salih Husayn 'Ula'lah, Ali Salih Husayn, Ala'lah Dhahhak al-Tabuki, Abu Dhahak al-YemeniU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  6. After leaving Afghanistan he smuggled members and associates of Al Qaeda through networks throughout Zahedan, Iran.U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  7. In 2001 arranged a meeting between top officials to discuss operations against Israel, of which he was put in chargeU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  8. Allegedly Abu Zubaydah's "back0up" contact for obtaining fake passportsU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
  9. Alleged to work and conduct activities for Al Qaeda in IranGoogle News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda... (January 16, 2009)
  10. Detained by authorities in Iran in 2003Google News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda... (January 16, 2009)

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