A top-level al-Qaeda operative who was close to 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty to war crimes against the US and allied forces in Afghanistan from close to two decades ago.Held at Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi admitted to conspiracy and other violations of international laws of war as an al-Qaeda commander during the early years of the US conflict in Afghanistan.The Iraqi national was a senior figure in the terror organization since the mid-1990s, leading training camps for operatives in the years leading up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US said.
Load More
Load More