Officials fear that the camps could also train Qaeda operatives for external operations against targets in Europe and the United States.
Until 1990, internal monetary operations were conducted in inconvertible local currency, while external operations were conducted either in foreign currency, especially U.S. dollars, or, for the Soviet bloc, in special units of account such as convertible rubles.
They are very intent on not only establishing the caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but expanding that to external operations not only in Europe, but they would love more than nothing else to hit the United States of America.
Al Araby al-Jadeed said the plan to kill Olmert, who was Israel's prime minister in 2008, was not carried out due to information provided by Mohammad Shawraba, a senior official in the external operations branch of the Iranian-backed Shia organisation.
Officials believe the Norway plan was organised by Salah al-Somali, al-Qaida's former chief of external operations, the man in charge of plotting attacks worldwide.
Mr. Obama also called Mr. Awlaki "the leader of external operations for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula" — the first time the United States has publicly used that description of him.
US officials said he was a key player in the al-Shabaab unit responsible for external operations of which the Westgate attack, which killed 67 civilians, was one.
Adnan Shukrijumah, probably al-Qaeda's director of external operations, is a Saudi-American who grew up in Brooklyn and Florida.
The US treasury department sanctioned Badreddine in 2012 for his activities in support of the government of Assad in Syria, along with the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and its head of external operations, Talal Hamiyah.
SAMFORD--Named Jay Roberson associate director of athletics for external operations.
JOHN'S--Named Rick Cole, Jr. associate athletic director for external operations.
