Abu Zubeida
Palestinian raised in Saudi Arabia. Was a leading extremist facilitator who operated in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region from the mid-1990s. Recruited by Bin Laden to be one of Al Qaeda's senior travel facilitators. Three of the Sept. 11 hijackers received basic training at Al Qaeda's Khaldan camp in Afghanistan, which Abu Zubeida oversaw. Established a document forgery network in Pakistan that supported Al Qaeda and other extremist groups.
Zubair
Malaysian member of Jemaah Islamiah served directly under Hambali, suspected of assisting in planning attacks until his capture in 2003. Was allegedly tapped in November 2001 to be a suicide operative for an Al Qaeda attack targeting Los Angeles. Said to have played a role in transferring funds used to finance terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to Hambali.
Walid bin Attash
Yemeni born and raised in Saudi Arabia. Was a key Al Qaeda operative from 1998 until his capture in 2003. The 27-year-old is the scion of a reputedly prominent terrorist family: His father was close to Bin Laden, and several brothers who went to Afghanistan to train and fight in the 1990s. After training at a number of camps in the mid-1990s, he alternated between serving as a bodyguard for Bin Laden and participating in combat against the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. Was reportedly chosen by Bin Laden to become a hijacker in the Sept. 11 attack, but was arrested in Yemen in April 2001 while trying to obtain a U.S. visa. After his brief imprisonment, helped Bin Laden select additional hijackers and supervised training at a terrorist camp in Afghanistan.
Gouled Hassan Dourad
Born in Somalia in 1974. Was head of a Mogadishu-based facilitation network that allegedly supported Al Qaeda members in Somalia. His responsibilities are said to have included locating safe houses, helping transfer funds and procuring weapons, explosives and other supplies. Was allegedly privy to several terrorist plots under consideration by his Somalia cell, including shooting down an Ethiopian jetliner landing in Somalia in 2003.
Source: The White House
