Bin Laden's Wife Tells Pakistani Intelligence of Living in Compound

Amal Ahmed Abdullfattah is a Yemeni-born wife of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Abdullfattah is now in the custody of Pakistani intelligence officials and they are questioning her about her time at the compound. Thus far, the only information that has been released reveals that she lived there for six years and that she was confined to the upper floors of the residence during that time period. It is unclear if she was being held against her will or if she was complicit in her stay.

Two other wives of Bin Laden, who were also apprehended during the raid, have been speaking with Pakistani officials about their time in the compound as well. In addition to the three wives, there were also 8 or 9 children who were taken out of the residence. It's unclear at this time if all of the children are Bin Laden's.

Information gathered from the wives and from documents found at the residence indicate that al Qaeda had recently split into two distinct factions. One was being controlled by Bin Laden, while the other, larger group is now under the control of Ayman al-Zawahri, formerly the number 2 man under Bin Laden. Information recovered by members of the American assault team also pointed to a planned attack on U.S. railways by members of al Qaeda. The attack was being planned to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Pakistani officials believe that Bin Laden was struggling financially at the time of his killing and that his much of his power within the organization had dwindled as a result of his hiding in plain sight.
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