Spin Ghul
Spin Ghul, born Adnan Ibrahim Harun Adam, is a former al Qaeda fighter from Saudi Arabia whose journey into extremism was shaped by his childhood desire for jihad. He became involved with al Qaeda after being introduced to its operatives in Afghanistan, where he trained to become a militant. Ghul gained notoriety as the first foreign terrorist tried in a U.S. criminal court for his role in attacks against American servicemembers, including a notable ambush in Afghanistan and a plot against the U.S. embassy in Nigeria.
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Spin Ghul’s desire for jihad started when he was a child in Saudi Arabia, where his parents had remained after traveling from Niger on holy pilgrimage.
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