Mukhtar
person
Also written as: the nickname “Mukhtar” · the August report identifying Mukhtar as KSM
Involved in
- The name “Mukhtar” appeared in CIA reporting in spring 2001, and multiple reports indicated that a person using the name was recruiting and training terrorists to carry out attacks in the United States.
- After the August report identifying Mukhtar as KSM, the CIA did not connect it with additional intelligence from June 2001 indicating that KSM, operating under that name, was recruiting terrorists to travel to the United States.
- A connection between Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the al‑Ghamdi alias and the nickname “Mukhtar” existed before the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was linked to the nickname “Mukhtar” in a CIA human intelligence report received on August 28.
Statements attributed to it
Nothing in the record is attributed to this entity as a speaker.
Origin: first recognised while reading CIA had multiple clues linking 9/11 mastermind to terror plot before attack but failed to act: Report | World News · 2026-08-31 06:13