▁Adel ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁maj lis ▁al ▁sh ura ▁of ▁al - Q a eda ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁military ▁committee . ▁He ▁has ▁provided ▁military ▁and ▁intelligence ▁training ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁al - Q a eda ▁and ▁Egypt ian ▁Islam ic ▁J ih ad ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Pakistan , ▁and ▁Sud an , ▁and ▁to ▁anti - UN ▁Som ali ▁tribes . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁his ▁tra ine es ▁included ▁the ▁Som alis ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Battle ▁of ▁M og ad ish u . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁al - Q a eda ▁training ▁facility ▁at ▁Ras ▁K amb oni ▁in ▁Som alia ▁near ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁border . ▁ ▁Adel ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁involved ▁with ▁Egypt ian ▁Islam ic ▁J ih ad ▁and ▁attempting ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁After ▁the ▁charges ▁were ▁dismiss ed , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁mu j ah ide en ▁in ▁rep elling ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁southern ▁Leb anon ▁along ▁with ▁Ab u ▁Tal ha ▁al - S ud ani , ▁Say ful ▁Islam ▁al - M as ri , ▁Ab u ▁Ja ` far ▁al - M as ri , ▁and ▁Ab u ▁Sal im ▁al - M as ri , ▁where ▁he ▁trained ▁alongside ▁He z bol lah ▁Al - He j az . ▁ ▁In ▁Kh art