Saad bin Atif al-Awlaki is from the al-Awaliq tribe of the al-Shubah area of Shabwa province in Yemen. He became the leader of AQAP in 2024, when the organisation's former leader, Khalid al-Batarfi ,died. Earlier, Saad was part of AQAP's Shura Council and was involved in planning attacks.
The investigation into AQIS module, led by Dr Ishtiaq, uncovered a well-planned network aimed at training individuals for terror attacks in India. The group’s goal was to establish an Islamic state in India.
On Monday, Rudakubana admitted to the killings and pleaded guilty to 10 counts of attempted murder, producing ricin, and possessing an al-Qaeda training manual. Prosecutors, however, insisted that Rudakubana had no political or religious motive for his actions but was instead obsessed with violence and genocide.
The head of the Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) module, exposed by Delhi Police's Special Cell, NIA, Jharkhand ATS, and other security agencies is Dr. Ishtiaq, who works in a hospital in Ranchi.
A youth from Hailakandi in Assam has been arrested for claiming to be associated with Al-Qaeda and threatening Bangladesh-like violence in India including Assam to change the govt