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Son of Osama's Bombmaker Caught in Terrorists' Civil War
'Washington Post' interviews Mohammed al-Masri
By John Johnson, Newser Staff
Posted Aug 5, 2016 9:42 AM CDT
A file photo of Abu Khabab al-Masri, a chemist known as Osama bin Laden's bombmaker. He was killed in a US drone strike several years ago. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)
(Newser) – Those looking for insight into the fierce rivalry between al-Qaeda and the Islamic State will want to read a Washington Post interview with a 35-year-old named Mohammed al-Masri. He happens to be the son of Abu Khabab al-Masri, a chemist known as Osama bin Laden's bombmaker who was killed by a US drone strike in 2008. His father's old group, al-Qaeda, is now in a pitched battle with ISIS to become the world's dominant jihadi group, and "perhaps more than any other militant in Syria, Masri personifies this generational conflict," write Souad Mekhennet and Greg Miller. That's because Masri actually joined ISIS in 2013, only to become disillusioned.
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