Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Arabic: القاعدة في جزيرة العرب ) (AQAP) is a Khawarij terrorist organization, primarily in Saudi Arabia. It was named for al-Qaeda and claims to be subordinate to that group and its leader Osama bin Laden. Like al-Qaeda, it opposes the Saud monarchy. In addition to a number of mass murders in Saudi Arabia, and the kidnap and murder of Paul Johnson in Riyadh, this group is suspected in connection with one bombing in Doha, Qatar in March 2005.[1] The group also publishes the al-Qaeda online magazine Voice of Jihad.
For a chronology of recent terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, see Insurgency in Saudi Arabia.
The following is a list of names of people who have been purported in one way or another to be AQAP members. Most, but not all, are or were Saudi nationals. Roughly half have appeared on Saudi "most wanted" lists. In the left column is the rank of each member in the original 2003 list of the 26 most wanted.
| English | Arabic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yousif Saleh Fahd al-'Uyayri (or Ayyiri or etc.) | يوسف صالح فهد العييري | first operational leader of AQAP, writer, and webmaster, killed June 2003 in Saudi Arabia[2] | |
| 3 | Khalid Ali bin Ali Hajj | خالد علي بن علي حاج | leader, killed in Riyadh March or April 2004[3] |
| 1 | Abdulaziz Issa Abdul-Muhsin al-Muqrin | عبد العزيز عيسى عبد المحسن المقرن | leader, killed in Riyadh 18 June 2004[4][5] |
| 5 | Saleh Muhammad 'Audhuallah al-'Alawi al-Oufi | صالح محمد عوض الله العلوي العوفي | leader, killed 17 or 18 August 2005 in Madinah[6] |
| 2 | Rakan Muhsin Mohammed al-Saikhan | راكان محسن محمد الصيخان | killed 12 April 2004 in Riyadh |
| 7 | Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi | سعود حمود عبيد القطيني العتيبي | senior member, one of 15 killed in a 3-day battle in Ar Rass April 2005[7] |
| 4 | Abdul Kareem Al-Majati | عبد الكريم المجاطي | Moroccan, killed with Saud al-Otaibi at Ar Rass[7], was wanted in the USA under the name Karim El Mejjati |
| 6 | Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullah al-Rais | إبراهيم محمد عبدا لله الريس | killed 8 December 2003 in Riyadh |
| 8 | Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli | أحمد عبدالرحمن صقر الفضلي | killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah |
| 9 | Sultan Jubran Sultan al-Qahtani alias Zubayr Al-Rimi | سلطان جبران سلطان القحطاني | q.v., killed 23 September 2003 in Jizan |
| 10 | Abdullah Saud Al-Siba'i | عبد الله سعود السباعي | killed 29 December 2004[8] |
| 11 | Faisal Abdul-Rahman Abdullah al-Dakhil | فيصل عبدالرحمن عبدالله الدخيل | killed with al-Muqrin[5] |
| 12 | Faris al-Zaharani | فارس آل شويل الزهراني | ideologue, captured 5 August 2004 in Abha[9] |
| 13 | Khalid Mobarak Habeeb-Allah al-Qurashi | خالد مبارك حبيب الله القرشي | killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah |
| 14 | Mansoor Muhammad Ahmad Faqeeh | منصور محمد أحمد فقيه | surrendered 30 December 2003 in Najran |
| 15 | 'Issa Saad Muhammad bin 'Ushan | عيسى سعد محمد بن عوشن | ideologue, killed 20 July 2004 in Riyadh |
| 16 | Talib Saud Abdullah Al Talib | طالب سعود عبدالله آل طالب | at large (last of the original 26) |
| 17 | Mustafa Ibrahim Muhammad Mubaraki | مصطفى إبراهيم محمد مباركي | killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah |
| 18 | Abdul-Majiid Mohammed al-Mani' | عبد المجيد محمد المنيع | ideologue, killed 12 October 2004 in Riyadh[10] |
| 19 | Nasir Rashid Nasir Al-Rashid | ناصر راشد ناصر الراشد | killed 12 April 2004 in Riyadh |
| Sultan bin Bajad Al-Otaibi | سلطان بن بجاد العتيبي | spokesman[11] and writer for al-Qaeda, killed 28 or 29 December 2004[12] | |
| 20 | Bandar Abdul-Rahman Abdullah al-Dakhil | بندر عبدالرحمن عبدالله الدخيل | killed December 2004[12] |
| 21 | Othman Hadi Al Maqboul Almardy al-'Amari | عثمان هادي آل مقبول العمري | recanted, under an amnesty deal, 28 June 2004 in Namas[13][14] |
| 22 | Talal A'nbar Ahmad 'Anbari | طلال عنبر أحمد عنبري | killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah |
| 23 | 'Amir Muhsin Moreef Al Zaidan Al-Shihri | عامر محسن مريف آل زيدان الشهري | killed 6 November 2003 in Riyadh[15] |
| 24 | Abdullah Muhammad Rashid al-Rashoud | عبد الله محمد راشد الرشود | q.v., ideologue, killed May or June 2005 in Iraq |
| 25 | Abdulrahman Mohammad Mohammad Yazji | عبدالرحمن محمد محمد يازجي | killed 6 April 2005[8] |
| 26 | Hosain Mohammad Alhasaki | حسين محمد الحسكي | Moroccan, held in Belgium[8] |
| Turki N. M. al-Dandani | تركي ناصر مشعل الدندني | cell leader, a former #1 most wanted[16], died by suicide July 2003 in al-Jawf[17] | |
| Ibrahim bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad al-Muzaini | إبراهيم بن عبد العزيز بن محمد المزين | killed with Khalid Ali Hajj[3] | |
| Abdul-Rahman Mohammed Jubran al-Yazji | عبدالكريم محمد جبران اليازجي | killed 2 June 2004 in Ta'if[18] | |
| Mohammed Othman Abdullah al-Waleedi al-Shuhri | محمد عثمان عبدالله الوليدي الشهري | [16] | |
| Mansour Faqeeh | منصور فقيه | surrendered[19] | |
| Hamid Fahd Abdullah al-Salmi al-Shamri | حمد فهد عبدالله الأسلمي الشمري | [16] | |
| Ahmad Nasser Abdullah al-Dakhil | أحمد ناصر عبدالله الدخيل | [16] (dead) | |
| Turki bin Fuheid al-Mutairi | تركي بن فيهد المطيري | killed with al-Muqrin[5] | |
| Ibrahim bin Abdullah al-Dreiham | إبراهيم بن عبد الله الدريهم | killed with al-Muqrin[5] | |
| Jubran Ali Hakmi | جبران علي حكمي | [20] | |
| Hani Said Ahmed Abdul-Karim al-Ghamdi | هاني سعيد أحمد عبد الكريم الغامدي | [20] | |
| Ali Abdul-Rahman al-Ghamdi | علي عبد الرحمن الغامدي | surrendered 26 June 2003[21] | |
| Bandar bin Abdul-Rahman al-Ghamdi | بندر عبد الرحمن الغامدي | captured September 2003 in Yemen[22] and extradited to KSA | |
| Fawaz Yahya al-Rabi'i | فواز يحيى الربيعي | q.v., killed 1 October 2006 in Yemen | |
| Abdul-Rahman Mansur Jabarah | عبدالرحمن منصور جبارة | "Canadian-Kuwaiti of Iraqi origin"[16], dead according to al-Qaeda; brother of Kuwaiti-Canadian Mohamed Mansour Jabarah | |
| Adnan bin Abdullah al-Omari | captured somewhere outside KSA, extradited to KSA November 2005[23] | ||
| Abdul-Rahman al-Mutib | killed in al Qasim December 2005[24] | ||
| Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman al-Suwailmi, alias Abu Mus'ab al-Najdi | محمد بن عبد الرحمن السويلمي | killed in al Qasim December 2005[24] | |
| According to Saudi authorities[25], these 12 died or were killed while committing the Riyadh compound bombings on 12 May 2003. Several were previously wanted. | |||
| Khaled Mohammad Muslim Al-Juhani | خالد محمد مسلم الجهني | leader of this group | |
| Abdul-Karim Mohammed Jubran Yazji | عبد الكريم محمد جبران اليازجي | ||
| Mohammed Othman Abdullah Al-Walidi Al-Shehri | ومحمد عثمان عبد الله الوليدي الشهري | ||
| Hani Saeed Ahmad Al Abdul-Karim Al-Ghamdi | هاني سعيد أحمد عبد الكريم الغامدي | ||
| Jubran Ali Ahmad Hakami Khabrani | جبران علي أحمد حكمي خبراني | ||
| Khaled bin Ibrahim Mahmoud | خالد بن إبراهيم محمود | called "Baghdadi" | |
| Mehmas bin Mohammed Mehmas Al-Hawashleh Al-Dosari | محماس بن محمد محماس الهواشلة الدوسري | ||
| Mohammed bin Shadhaf Ali Al-Mahzoum Al-Shehri | محمد بن شظاف علي آل محزوم الشهري | ||
| Hazem Mohammed Saeed | حازم محمد سعيد | called "Kashmiri" | |
| Majed Abdullah Sa'ad bin Okail | ماجد عبدالله سعد بن عكيل | ||
| Bandar bin Abdul-Rahman Menawer Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi | بندر بن عبد الرحمن منور الرحيمي المطيري | ||
| Abdullah Farres bin Jufain Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi | عبدالله فارس بن جفين الرحيمي المطيري | ||
| The following five were reported killed in Dammam in early September 2005[26]. | |||
| Zaid Saad Zaid al-Samari | a former most wanted | ||
| Saleh Mansour Mohsen al-Fereidi al-Harbi | |||
| Sultan Saleh Hussan al-Haseri | |||
| Naif Farhan Jalal al-Jehaishi al-Shammari | |||
| Mohammed Abdul-Rahman Mohammed al-Suwailmi |
[edit] 2005 list of KSA's 36 most wanted
Riyadh published a new list[27] of wanted suspects on 28 June 2005. Of its 36 members, the Saudis believed 15 to be within the country and 21 abroad. The following version of the list was current in 2006.
| English | Arabic | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 allegedly inside Saudi Arabia: | |||
| Younus Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hiyari | يونس محمد إبراهيم الحياري | Morocco | killed in 3 July 2005 in Riyadh[28] |
| Fahd Farraj Muhammad al-Juwair | فهد فراج محمد الجوير | KSA | killed 27 February 2006[29] (shortly after the Abqaiq attack) |
| Zaid Sa'ad Zaid al-Sammari | زيد سعد زيد السماري | KSA | killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28] |
| Abdul-Rahman Salih Abdul-Rahman al-Miteb | عبد الرحمن صالح عبد الرحمن المتعب | KSA | killed in Qassim 27 December 2005[27] |
| Saleh Mansour Muhsin al-Faridi al-Harbi | صالح منصور محسن الفريدي الحربي | KSA | killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28] |
| Sultan Saleh Mussaan al-Hasri | سلطان صالح هوصان الحاسري | KSA | killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28] |
| Mohamed Abdul-Rahman Muhammad al-Suwailemi | محمد عبد الرحمن محمد السويلمي | KSA | killed in Qassim 27 December 2005[27] |
| Mohamed Saleh Muhammad al-Ghaith | محمد صالح محمد الغيث | KSA | killed in the Abqaiq attack 24 February 2006[30] |
| Abdullah Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim al-Tuwaijeri | عبد الله عبد العزيز إبراهيم التويجري | KSA | killed in the Abqaiq attack 24 February 2006[30] |
| Mohamed Saeed Muhammad Al Siam al-'Amri | محمد سعيد محمد آل صيام العمري | KSA | captured 25 July 2005 in KSA[28] |
| Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim al-Motair | إبراهيم عبد الله إبراهيم المطير | KSA | killed 27 February 2006[27] |
| Walid Mutlaq Salaam al-Radadi | وليد مطلق سالم الردادي | KSA | at large |
| Naif Farhan Khalid al-Juhaishi al-Shammari | نايف فرحان جلال الجحيشي الشمري | KSA | killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28] |
| Majed Hamid Abdullah al-Hasri | ماجد حامد عبد الله الحاسري | KSA | killed 18 August 2005[27] |
| Abdullah Muhaya Shalash al-Saliti al-Shammari | عبد الله محيا شلاش السليطي الشمري | KSA | killed 27 February 2006[27] |
| 21 allegedly outside Saudi Arabia: | |||
| Noor Muhammad Moussa | نور محمد موسى | Chad | killed in Iraq |
| Manour Muhammad Yousef | مانور محمد يوسف | Chad | killed in Iraq |
| Othman Muhammad Hassan Kourani | عثمان محمد حسن كوراني | Chad | killed in Iraq |
| Mohsen Ayed Fadhl al-Fadhli | محسن عايد فاضل الفضلي | Kuwait | at large |
| Abdullah Walad Muhammad Sayyed | عبد الله ولد محمد سيد | Mauritania | at large |
| Zaid Hassan Muhammad Humaid | زيد حسن محمد حميد | Yemen | captured in Yemen[28] |
| Fahd Saleh Razak-Allah al-Mahyani | فهد صالح رزق الله المحياني | KSA | at large |
| Adnan Abdullah Faris al-'Amri al-Sharif | عدنان عبد الله فارس العمري الشريف | KSA | held in KSA November 2005, captured elsewhere[27] |
| Marzouq Faisal Marzuq al-'Otaibi | مرزوق فيصل مرزوق العتيبي | KSA | at large |
| Adel Abdul-Latif Ibrahim al-Sani' | عادل عبد اللطيف إبراهيم الصنيع | KSA | at large |
| Muhammad Abdul-Rahman Muhammad al-Dhait | محمد عبد الرحمن محمد الضيط | KSA | at large |
| Sultan Sunaitan Muhammad al-Dhait | سلطان صنيتان محمد الضيط | KSA | at large |
| Salih Sa'id Al Batih al-Ghamdi | صالح سعيد آل بطيح الغامدي | KSA | at large |
| Faiz Ibrahim 'Umar Ayub | فايز إبراهيم عمر أيوب | KSA | surrendered in KSA 1 July 2005[27] (3 days after this list appeared) |
| Khaled Muhammad 'Abas al-Harbi | خالد محمد عباس الحربي | KSA | at large |
| Muhammad Othman Muqrah al-Zahrani | محمد عثمان مفرح الزهراني | KSA | at large |
| Abdullah Muhammad Salih al-Ramyan | عبدالله محمد صالح الرميان | KSA | held outside KSA |
| Muhammad Salih Sulaiman al-Rashoudi | محمد صالح سليمان الرشودي | KSA | held outside KSA |
| Sa'ad Muhammad Mubarak al-Jubairi al-Shuri | سعد محمد مبارك الجبيري الشهري | KSA | at large |
| Ali Matir Ibrahim al-'Osaimi | علي ماطر إبراهيم العصيمي | KSA | killed in Iraq |
| Faris Abdullah Salaam al-Dhahiri al-Harbi | فارس عبدالله سالم الظاهري الحربي | KSA | killed in Iraq |
[edit] References
- ^ The Advent Of Terrorism In Qatar, Forbes, 25 March 2005
- ^ Militant Ideology Atlas p. 355, Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy
- ^ a b Saudi al-Qaida cell promises revenge, al-Jazeera, 20 March 2004
- ^ Profile: Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, BBC, 19 June 2004
- ^ a b c d CBC report on al-Muqrin and three others killed, and AQAP's acknowledgement
- ^ Al-Qaeda Chief in Kingdom Killed, Arab News, 19 August 2005
- ^ a b Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, Arab News, 10 April 2005
- ^ a b c KSA wanted list, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the USA
- ^ Saudis' Most Wanted Is Captured, CBS News, 6 August 2004
- ^ Report of death of al-Mani', CNN, 13 October 2004
- ^ SITE notice about Sultan al-Otaibi
- ^ a b Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Sultan al-Otaibi and Bandar al-Dakhil, 31 December 2004
- ^ Top Saudi militant surrenders, The Tribune (of India), 29 June 2004
- ^ Islam Today report of mediation in the surrender of Othman al-'Amri. The mediator was Safir al-Hawali; see Salman al-Ouda.
- ^ Death confirmed of wanted terrorist suspect Alshihri, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to USA, 22 February 2004
- ^ a b c d e KSA's 19 most wanted and other information, Al-Watan, 1 May 2004
- ^ Royal Crackdown, by John Walsh, Harvard International Review, Fall 2003; about Turki al-Dandani. Details are at present available only in Arabic.
- ^ Newsmax on the death of Abdul-Rahman Yazji
- ^ New Pictures of Most Wanted 7 Released, Arab News, 20 August 2004
- ^ a b Riyadh Daily, 12 May 2003 (in Arabic)
- ^ Key Riyadh bombings suspect gives up, CNN, 26-27 June 2003
- ^ Summary of several captures in the Arabian Peninsula, BBC, 4 March 2004
- ^ Report on al-Omari, BBC News, 8 November 2005
- ^ a b Saudis 'kill militant fugitive', BBC, 28 December 2005
- ^ Saudi government identifies 12 dead bombers re the Riyadh residential compound attack
- ^ Saudi Arabia says 5 militants slain belonged to al-Qaeda, Associated Press, 8 September 2005
- ^ a b c d e f g h List of 36 most-wanted terrorist suspects, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, 28 June 2005, subject to updates
- ^ a b c d e f g Initiatives and Actions Taken by KSA to Combat Terrorism, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, September 2005
- ^ Five Linked to Abqaiq Attack Held, Arab News, 19 April 2006
- ^ a b Saudi claims he worked with eight people in attack on Abqaiq facility, Arab News, 3 April 2006
