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Source: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/u-s-offers-12-million-for-iran-based-al-qaeda-operatives/
U.S. Offers $12 Million for Iran-Based al-Qaeda Operatives
(CNN) Jamie Crawford - The U.S. State Department has authorized a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the location of Muhsin al-Fadhli, the leader of al-Qaeda's network in Iran. $5 million was offered for Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi al-Harbi, who serves as al-Fadhli's deputy in Iran. The move further exposes al-Qaeda's "critically important Iran-based funding and facilitation network," said David S. Cohen, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. In return for refusing to conduct operations or recruit operatives from inside Iran, al-Qaeda is given the freedom to operate by the Iranian government and uninhibited ability to travel for extremists and their families, the Treasury Department says.