Saleh Al-Qaraawi
Saleh Al-Qaraawi | |
|---|---|
 Press photo/Mugshot of Saleh al-Qaraawi after he confessed to crimes. | |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Occupation | Terrorist |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Al-Qaeda
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| Years of service | Unknown–present |
| Rank | Fighter in Afghanistan (?–?) Commander in Iraq (2009–2012) |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan (1978–present) Iraq War |
Saleh Al-Qaraawi (Arabic: صالح القرعاوي) is a Saudi militant Jihadist.[1]
Background
[edit]Al-Qaraawi fought in the Iraqi Insurgency alongside Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.[2] He was a founder of the militant Abdullah Azzam Brigades in 2009, which has carried out a number of attacks in the Middle East.[3] He was identified as the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia by Saudi Arabian security officials in a 3 February 2009 list of their 85 most wanted.[1]
In December 2011, the US State Department listed him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist[2]
Al-Qaraawi was arrested on 9 June 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he had been wounded in a drone strike.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
Al-Arabiya satellite news channel said the statement identified one of the militants, Saleh Al-Qarawi, as the leader of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
- ^ a b "Terrorist Designation of Saleh al-Qarawi". 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Lebanon 'arrests head of Abdullah Azzam Brigades'". BBC News. 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi's Wife". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia". The Long War Journal. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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