# Osama bin Laden's son faked death to plot Western attacks

> Osama bin Laden's eldest son allegedly faked his 2019 death with al-Qaeda and Afghanistan's Sopranos mafia, now plotting Western attacks.
- Title: Osama bin Laden's son faked death to plot Western attacks
- Summary: Osama bin Laden's eldest son allegedly faked his 2019 death with al-Qaeda and Afghanistan's Sopranos mafia, now plotting Western attacks. Osama bin Laden's…
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- Published: 2026-09-17T07:51:48+00:00
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## Osama bin Laden's eldest son faked death
Osama bin Laden's eldest son allegedly faked his death in 2019 with the help of al-Qaeda and a ruthless mafia clan dubbed 'the Sopranos of Afghanistan'.

> Osama bin Laden's eldest son faked his death in 2019 with the help of al-Qaeda and a ruthless mafia clan dubbed 'the Sopranos of Afghanistan'
## Hamza, 37, built global terror network
Over the years, Hamza, 37, is understood to have secretly built up a network of killers across Asia and Africa.
## Hamza claimed to be killed in 2019
Known as 'The Prince and Dauphin of Terror', Hamza was said by Donald Trump to have been killed in an airstrike in 2019.
## Al-Qaeda faked Hamza's death
But his death was allegedly faked by al-Qaeda, the ruthless network behind the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 people.
## Al-Qaeda used Haqqani Network
The careful ruse was aided by the Haqqani Network - a deadly mafia gang nicknamed 'the Sopranos of Afghanistan'.
## Zawahiri groomed Hamza
Hamza was groomed by the former al-Qaeda chief Ayman Zawahiri to take up power.
## Zawahiri instructed fake death
Zawahiri instructed Hamza's associates to speak openly on the phone about Hamza's passing, convincing those listening that the death was authentic.
## Zawahiri killed in 2022
Zawahiri - an Egyptian physician turned terror leader - was killed in an airstrike targeting a Kabul balcony in 2022.
## Hamza became al-Qaeda emir
On November 14, 2022, Hamza was formally appointed as al-Qaeda's emir, or chief.
## Hamza's terror network
Hamza is understood to be lusting for revenge, and has allegedly linked up with the Iranian military, Hamas, the Islamic State and dozens of other militant groups.
## Camp Bastion used for training
The former British military HQ in Helmand, Camp Bastion, has been used as a training camp for multiple groups, including Hamas before the October 7 massacre.
## UK faces renewed threat
The UK is firmly in the terror network's sights, due to its military collaboration with the US, its colonial history in the Middle East, ties to Israel and its business relations with the Gulf states.
## Al-Qaeda threat to West
The West may fall victim to mass casualty attacks, individual attacks, kidnappings, murder, sabotage and the targeting of politicians or other senior figures.
## Al-Qaeda's strategic threat
The report warns: 'The overall assessment is that the strategic jihadist threat to the UK, continental Europe, the US and allied interests has entered a renewed warning phase'.
## Hamza's revenge motive
Hamza is understood to be lusting for revenge, and has allegedly planted terror camps across Afghanistan.
## Al-Qaeda's new threat
The intelligence assessment concludes that the UK must take the renewed al-Qaeda threat seriously.
## Key takeaway

Osama bin Laden's eldest son Hamza faked his death in 2019 using al-Qaeda and the Haqqani Network, now planning attacks on the West.