According to the U.S. Department of Treasury , al-Fadhli fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan as the second-in-command to an unnamed al-Qaeda leader . In Chechnya , Al-Fadhli fought against Russian forces and received military training . According to media reports , al-Fadhli was a close confidant of Osama bin Laden , and one of a few people to be informed of the September 11 attacks , before they were launched . He was born in Kuwait and used the aliases Abu Majid Samiyah , Abu Samia , Dawud al-Asadi , Muhsin Fadhil Ayyid al-Fadhli and Muhsin Fadil Ayid Ashur al-Fadhli
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Muhsin al-Fadhli