 Ayman al-Zawahiri in disguise. [Source: Interpol]Al-Qaeda
second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri is said to visit Bosnia many times
from around this date. A prominent Muslim Bosnian politician later
claims that al-Zawahiri visited mujaheddin camps in central Bosnia as
early as September 1992. The Egyptian government, which considers
al-Zawahiri an important enemy, claims al-Zawahiri is running several
mujaheddin operations in Bosnia through charity fronts. They also claim
he meets regularly with Bosnian Muslim politicians in Sarajevo. He is
further said to occasionally meet with Iranian government
representatives to discuss the war in Bosnia, as Iran is supplying
weapons to the Bosnian Muslims. [Schindler, 2007, pp. 123, 141]Late 1993-1994), remains in regular contact with al-Zawahiri, according to Italian intelligence. [Schindler, 2007, pp. 164] In 1993, bin Laden reportedly puts al-Zawahiri in charge of the organization’s operations in the Balkans. [Ottawa Citizen, 12/15/2001] By 1994, al-Zawahiri will settle in Bulgaria to manage operations in Bosnia and the rest of the Balkan region (see September 1994-1996). Anwar Shaaban, a radical imam leading the Bosnian mujaheddin effort from Milan, Italy (see
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