On Thursday, April 23, the White House announced that back in January of this year, Adam Gadahn was killed in a U.S. government counter-terrorism attack. Gadahn was born in the United States, living in California when in 1995 he converted to Islam. However, in 1998, Gadahn moved to Pakistan where he became associated with al Qaeda. Once he joined al Qaeda, Gadahn changed his name to Abu Suhayb. Gadahn began moving up the ranks of al Qaeda and became the Chief official English-language propagandist. He began appearing in videos threatening countries and asking Muslims to target American, Jewish and Western interests. Gadahn soon was added to the FBI's most wanted list. In 2011, U.S. leaders found a letter from Gadahn to Osama bin Laden addressing recommendations for al Qaeda media strategy.
Written by Sarah Prosia
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/world/adam-gadahn-al-qaeda/index.html
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