The United States is rounding up relatives of fugitive Al-Qaeda leaders to question them on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and his top deputies. A similar tactic had generated the information that helped lead to the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. So far, the information received is unconfirmed and does not mean the terrorist leader’s location has been pinned down or his capture is imminent. US officials have cautioned that rumours of significant progress are overstated. But US officials are saying they have been able to extract useful information from Afghan and Pakistani relatives and friends of Al-Qaeda fugitives, and this had provided hints on the possible whereabouts of the organisation’s leaders.
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With the weather improving in Afghanistan, the US military has sent troops and technology to the region to help in the search and to give forces on the ground more opportunity to track down Osama. |