An alleged former military chief of al-Jihad, Adil Awad Siyam (عادل عوض) (kunya: Abu al-Nadr) was killed by police in an April 1994 operation in Giza, Egypt.The Middle East and North Africa", Routledge, 2004. p. 308Asharq al-Awsat, Yemen deports Jihad leader's daughter to Egypt, May 14, 2007Sullivan, Denis Joseph. "Islam in Contemporary Egypt", p. 88
Alleged actions Known to carry a Yemeni passportJoint Publications Research Service, FBIS, JPRS Report, p. 9 and referred to as the "ghost man", Siyam was accused of overseeing a failed attempt to kill the warden of Turah prison, as well as Interior Minister Hasan al-Alfi. He was also involved in one of the plots to assassinate Hosni Mubarak.
Death On April 9, Egyptian General Raouf Khairat was assassinated in Cairo, leading to retaliatory raids against suspected militants.Keesing's Record of World Events, Assassination of senior security official Government response, April 1994
Siyam's death was alternately reported to have occurred on April 4, before the General was even killed,Ayalon, Ami. "Middle East Contemporary Survey", 1994. p. 263 or on April 21, eight days after his own death was announced by Interior Minister al-Alfi.FBIS, Daily Report, p. 223The Independent, Rebel chief killed, April 14, 1994
A cache of explosives and small arms was said to have been seized in the raid.International Publications Service, "The Middle East and North Africa", 1995. p. 372
Aftermath Siyam had a daughter who in turn married Isam Muhammad Khalil.
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