An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents

March 5, 2016
An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents
An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents

An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents

March 5, 2016

 

ODNI Title: Answer to Questions about Custody of Children and Related issues

To/from: ?/Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman

Date: December/January, 2008/2009 (Muharam 1430)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Chief of Staff Committee

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Comments on the question of Abu Mus’ab

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Course of Islamic Study for Soldiers and Members

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Dear Brother Abu al-‘Abbas

To/From: Abu al-‘Abbas/Raja

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[English and Arabic mismatch. Arabic duplicates doc with ODNI Title “Dear brother Abu-‘Abdallah al-Haj ‘Uthman.”]

 

ODNI Title: Dear Brother Abu-‘Abdallah al-Haj ‘Uthman

To/From: Abu-‘Abdallah al-Haj ‘Uthman/ ?

Date: 17 December 2007

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Dear Brother Shaykh Mahmud

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)/ ?

Date: 3 December 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Dear Honorable Brother Shaykh Azmaray

To/From: Shaykh Azmaray (Usama bin Laden)/ ?

Date: 5 March 2008

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Disclaimer

To/From: ?/ Tribal Leaders of al-‘Ubayd in Diyala

Date: 28 April (year not given)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Do not ignore the plank and look for the speck

To/From: ?/Abu Yahya al-Libi

Date: 3 January 2010

Link: English/Arabic

ODNI Title: Draft Speech about Iran and America with Mahmud’s Comments

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: From Abu Ma’adh

To/From: (his dad, mom, and her aunt)/Abu Ma’adh and Um Ma’adh

Date: 6 January 2011 (2 Safar 1432)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Give the tribes more than they can handle

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: His Eminence Shaykh Mahmud

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman/ Ahmad

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Honorable brother

To/From: ?/ Abu Abdullah (Usama bin Laden)

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: In Kuram, Kandahar, and Khost, measures thereon for all of Afghanistan

To/From: ?/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

ODNI Title: In regard to the money that is in Sudan – Bin Laden’s Will

To/From: ?/Usama Bin Laden

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: In the name of Allah

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman) and Abu Yahya/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[English and Arabic mismatch. English duplicates ODNI document titled “In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate”]

 

ODNI Title: In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate

To/From: ?/?

Date: (After April 2011)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: In the name of God, the merciful

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Jihad in Pakistan

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Kind Brother

To/From: ?/?

Date: 25 January 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter about matter of the Islamic Maghreb

To/From: ?/Mukhtar Abu al-Zubayr (Salah al-Din)

Date: 5 March 2010

Link: English/Arabic

[English and Arabic mismatch. Arabic duplicates Arabic doc with ODNI Title “Our honorable Shaykh.”]

 

ODNI Title: Letter from Abu al-Tayyib

To/From: Shaykh Zamaray/ Abu al-Tayyib

Date: 29 February 2008

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter from Basir to the Brother in Command

To/From: ?/ Basir

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter from Brother ‘Atiyah to Shaykh Abi al-Zubayr

To/From: Shaykh Abi al-Zubayr/ Brother ‘Atiyah (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)

Date: 11 December 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter from Muhammad Tayib

To/From: ?/Muhammad Tayib

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter from one of our mujahidin

To/From: Abu-Yahya al-Libi/ Jamal al-Din

Date: 10 January 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter on the First Day of Rabi’al-Akbar

To/From: ?/?

Date: 17 March 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter regarding working in Islamic countries

To/From: ?/?

Date: 17 March 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Abdallah and ‘A’ishah

To/From: Abdallah and ‘A’ishah/ ?

Date: ?

Link:  English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Abu Basir

To/From: Abu Basir/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

ODNI Title: Letter to Abu Khalid

To/From: Abu Khalid/ Abu ‘Abdallah (Usama bin Laden)

Date: 20 January 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Abu Nawaf

To/From: Abu Nawaf/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Abu Salah

To/From: Abu Salah/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Karim

To/From: Karim/ ?

Date: 18 October 2007

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Mawlawi ‘Abd-al Aziz

To/From: Mawlawi ‘Abd-al-‘Aziz/ ?

Date: 3 December 2002

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to my caring family

To/From: ?/?

Date: 05 February 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to my dear Brother Shaykh Abu-Muhammad

To/From: Shaykh Abu-Muhammad/?

Date: 07 May 2008

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to my dear brother

To/From: Muhammad Aslam/ ?

Date: 23 January 2012

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to my dear father

To/From: (his dad)/Abd-al-Latif

Date: Rejab 24 (unknown year)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to my two noble brothers, Abu Muhammad and Abu Khalid

To/From: Abu Muhammad and Abu Khalid/ Abu ‘Abdallah (Usama bin Laden)

Date: 14 January 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Occupying Countries

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to our esteemed Shaykhs

To/From: ?/ Al-Husayn Abu al-Faraj, al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to our honorable Shaykh

To/From: ?/Abu Yahya

Date: 24 January 2010 (9 Safar 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to our Honored Commander of the Faithful

To/From: ?/Usama bin Laden

Date: 5 November 2010

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Shaykh Abu Muhammad

To/From: Shaykh Abu Muhammad/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to the generous brother Shaykh Abu Muhammad

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Shaykh Abu Muhammad

To/From: Shaykh Abu Muhammad/ ?

Date: 17 August 2007

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Shaykh Abu-‘Abdallah al-Shafi’i

To/From: Shaykh Abu-‘Abdallah al-Shafi’i/ Ayman al-Zawahiri

Date: 26 January 2006 (26 Dhu al-Hujjah 1426)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to Shaykh Azmarai

To/From: Shaykh Azmarai (Usama bin Laden)/ ?

Date: 09 January 2009 (13 Muharram 1430)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to the eminent Shaykh

To/From: ?/The Shari’a committee

Date: 15 April 2009

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to the honorable brother Shaykh Mahmud

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)/ ?

Date: 27 August 2010 (17 Ramadan 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to the Islamic nation at large

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to the Muslim Nation on Eid al-Adha

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link:  English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Letter to wife

To/From: (his wife)/ Abu-‘Abdallah

Date: 3 January 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Liberating humans before liberating countries

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Message from one of Shaykh Hamid’s students

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Mufti’s fatwa regarding the alliance of Shari’ah courts

To/From: Brothers in Jaysh al-‘Usrah/ Shaykh ‘Umar Ayman Abu-Bakir

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Mujahidin Shura council in Iraq

To/From: ?/ Media Committee for Mujahidin Shura

Date: 17 June 2006 ( 21 Jumada I-Ula 1427)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: My dear Brother ‘Adnan

To/From: Adnan/ Mahmud

Date: 15 March 2007

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: My Generous Brother Tawfiq

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: My Muslim Nation

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: O ye who believe

To/From: Muslims in Pakistan and Afghanistan/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Our honorable Shaykh

To/From: ?/Abd-al-Hakim al-Afghani

Date: 12 Februrary 2008

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Our Respected Shaykh

To/From: ?/’Atiyah (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)

Date: 22 August 2009

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Please Give Me Your News

To/From: ?/ Abu ‘Abdallah (Usama bin Laden)

Date: Wednesday 29 December 2010

Link: English/Arabic

[English and Arabic mismatch.]

 

ODNI Title: Portion of letter to Waziristan

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Praise be to God the Lord of all worlds

To/From: ?/ Abu-Muhammad Abu-Bakr Bin-Muhammad al-Shakwi al-Muslimi Bishku

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Praise is to Allah

To/From: ?/?

Date: Post-2011 Tunisian Uprising

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Praise is to God of all creations

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman) and Shaykh Abu Yahya/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[English and Arabic mismatch.]

 

ODNI Title: Praise is to Allah the God of all creation

To/From: Shaykh Mawlawi/ Mahmud

Date: 8 January 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Ramadan Greetings from Abu Abdallah al-Halabi to Khalid

To/From: Khalid/ Abu ‘Abdallah al-Halabi

Date: 15 Ramadan (unknown year)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Recommendations for the Mujahidin Entering Afghanistan

To/From: Mujahidin Entering Afghanistan/ Abu Yahya

Date: Tuesday 8 June 2010 (25 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Report on our visit

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Request to Carry Out a Martyr Operation

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[Probably page 4 of a document that includes ODNI titles “Suggestions Dealing with Work” and “Up Until Now.”]

 

ODNI Title: Respected Brother, kind Shaykh, Zamrai, Sahib

To/From: Zamrai Sahib (Usama bin Laden)

Date: 27 Rabi’ Althani (unknown year)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Second Letter to Muslim brothers in Iraq

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Some Advice for the Mujahidin

To/From: ?/ Abu Yahya al-Libi

Date: 10 April 2010 (25 Rabi’ Althani 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Some reactions to the speech of al-Hafiz Abu Talhah al-Almani

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Suggestions Dealing with Work

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[Probably page 1 of a document that includes ODNI titles “Request to Carry out a Martyr Operation” and “Up Until Now.”]

 

ODNI Title: Summary of the points proposed in the session

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Talking points

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: TEHRIK-E TALIBAN PAKISTAN (TPP)

To/From: ?/Pakistan’s Taliban Charter with comments from Shaykh Abu Yahya and Shaykh Mahmud al-Hasan

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The America Speech

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The Army of Islam

To/From: ?/Army of Islam

Date: 24 May 2007 (8 Jumada Al-Awal 1428)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The Eulogy of the Nation’s Maryr 30 June 2006

To/From: ?/ Usama bin Laden

Date: 30 June 2006

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The Leadership of the Organization

To/From: Usama Bin Laden/ Abu-Mus’ab ‘Abd-al-Wadud

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The presence of Mujahidin spouses in the field

To/From: ?/?

Date: 31 December 2007 (22 Al Hijjah 1428)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The Series of Revealing the Hidden Corners from the Heritage of the Ancestors and the Treasures of the Offspring

To/From: ?/ Text (The Message Of The Attributes) by al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ahmad Bin ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdidi

Date: 21 March 2005 (11 Safar 1426)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: The Weakness of the Dollar

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: There has been a leap in the Arabic world’s consciousness

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To Abu-al-Faraj and ‘Abd-al-Hadi

To/From: Abu-alFaraj and ‘Abd-al-Hadi

Date: 19 November 2002 (14 Ramadan 1423)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To Emir Al- Mu’minin

To/From: ?/?

Date: 25 September 2010 (16 Shawal 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To Muslims in Yemen

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To my noble brother Hajj ‘Uthman

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To my Precious Father

To/From: Usama bin Laden/ Sa’ad Bin Usama

Date: 15 August 2008

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To my Son Abu ‘Abdallah

To/From: Abu ‘Abdallah/?

Date: 16 December 2007

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To our honorable Emir the Emir of all Believers

To/From: ?/ Usama Bin Laden

Date: 3 December 2010 (27 Dhu I-Hijja 1431)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To our people in Libya

To/From: ?/ Jamal Ibrahim Ishtwi al-Misrati (aka Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)

Date: 25 February 2011 (22 Rabi’ al-Awal 1432)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To our respected Shaykhs

To/From: ?/ Asad

Date: 5 September 2002 (28 Jumada Al Thani 1423)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the American People

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the dear mother

To/From: ?/Abu-‘Abdallah al-Halabi

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the father and the mother

To/From: ?/ ‘Abd-al-Latif

Date: 13 Shawwal (unknown year)

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the honorable brother Mahmud

To/From: Mahmud/ ‘Atiyaa (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)

Date: Mid-March 2011

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the Islamic Community in General

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the kind brother, Shaykh Mahmud

To/From: Shaykh Mahmud (Atiyya Abu Abd al-Rahman)/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: To the noble brother al-Hajj ‘Uthman

To/From: al-Hajj ‘Uthman/ ?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

 

ODNI Title: Tunis

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

ODNI Title: Up until now

To/From: ?/?

Date: ?

Link: English/Arabic

[Probably page 2 of a document that includes ODNI titles “Request to Carry out a Martyr Operation” and “Suggestions Dealing with Work.”]

 

ODNI Title: When can someone put an end to those who practice polytheism

To/From: ?/ Sulayman Bin-Nasir al-‘Ulwan

Date: 1 March 2004

Link: English/Arabic

 

This index was compiled by Sumaya Almajdoub and Will McCants and with special thanks to Joe Gabbard.  Symaa Almajdoub is a researcher on Middle Eastern affairs. Will McCants is the director of the a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy and director of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World. He is the author of The ISIS Apocalypse

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