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Senussi

British

/ sɛˈnuːsɪ /

noun

a member of a zealous and aggressive Muslim sect of North Africa and Arabia, founded in 1837 by Sidi Mohammed ibn Ali al Senussi (?1787–1859)

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Senussian

adjective

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The Senussi Files seem to corroborate several details first mentioned in the cables, including the presence of semtex at Luqa Airport in Malta.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Mr Shegwara said that they were retrieved from the archives of Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi after the collapse of Colonel Gaddafi's regime in 2011.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

As for Gaddafi's former spy chief, Abdullah Senussi, he's still alive in Libya.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

Prosecutors said Senussi had been allowed to see relatives, but denied lawyers had been prevented from visiting their clients at the prison.

From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2014

Close to this village was one of the most important Senussi monasteries.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

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