She made no reply to his unspoken thought, instead turned away to tend the low fire.
In half an hour they had the compound clearly in their heads and a plan of action. His core team knew the faces of all of the main players on their target, but he made sure they reviewed Abdullah bin Hazar’s photo again. He assigned the new guys to backup roles until he had a better feel for them.
They’d already acquired several vehicles. Bost Airport was like a junkyard. Cars left behind by departing businessmen. Trucks that were too worn for the evacuating US forces to bother taking or permanently disabling. They’d spent the last few days putting together a small but serviceable fleet of unremarkable appearance.
Once ready, they dispatched out of the building. It would be twilight soon. They’d leave n
