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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/06/us/AP-Elusive-Terrorist.html
Top Terrorist Bomb Maker Hiding in Syria
[AP/New York Times] In the 1980s, more than two dozen terrorist attacks that killed and injuring scores were the responsibility of Abu Ibrahim, who controlled a web of dangerous operatives while living in Baghdad under the protection of Saddam Hussein. ''He was the most capable and the most dangerous bomb maker in the world barring none during my time as a CIA officer," said Bob Baer, a former top CIA agent who worked clandestinely in the Middle East. Long forgotten, Ibrahim, whose real name is Husayn al-Umari, is very much alive. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Ibrahim had managed to elude coalition forces before he recently crossed into Syria, federal law enforcement and former CIA officials believe.