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Senussi

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/ sɛˈnuːsɪ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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British media at the time identified Masud and Abdullah Senussi, the former head of the Libyan intelligence services and Gaddafi's brother-in-law, as possible suspects.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

Senussi was sentenced to life but has never spent a single day in a French jail.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025

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

The great secret society of the Senussi threatened trouble through a new leader who had arisen, a young man of the far south called the "Deliverer."

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

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