Omar al-Faruq
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| Omar al-Faruq alias Faruq al-Iraqi |
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| Born | May 24, 1971 Iraq |
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| Died | September 25, 2006 Basra, Iraq |
Omar al-Faruq (Arabic: عمر الفاروق ) (24 May 1971 - 25 September 2006[1]) was a Kuwaiti of Iraqi decent[2], and a senior al-Qaeda member. He was a liaison between al-Qaeda and Islamic terrorists in the Far East, particularly Jemaah Islamiyah. He was captured in Bogor, Indonesia in 2002 by Indonesian security agent who handed him over to the United States.[3] Al-Faruq's capture was based on information derived from the capture of Abu Zubaydah.[4] Al-Faruq in turn revealed information about a plot to bomb embassies in the Southeast Asia, giving rise the "yellow alert" of 10 September 2002.[3]
In July 2005, al-Faruq escaped from Bagram prison with three other al Qaeda suspects; see Bagram escape. The U.S. did not acknowledge his escape until November when they were unable to produce him as a witness called by defense attorney Michael Waddington, in the trial of a U.S. sergeant, Alan Driver, accused of abuse at the prison.
On September 25, 2006, Al-Faruq was killed by British troops operating in the Iraqi city of Basra. The operations took place in pre-dawn hours and involved over 200 soldiers. There were no British casualties.[5]
Former Indonesian state intelligence Coordinating Board (BAKIN) chief A. C. Manulang in a September 2002 interview with Indonesian TEMPO Magazine alleged that Al-Faruq was a CIA agent assigned to infiltrate Islamic radical groups and recruit local agents within these groups. Manulang concluded this based on analysis of the pattern used by Al-Faruq of having a Kuwaiti citizenship but holding a Pakistani passport, entering Indonesia as a refugee and marrying an Indonesian woman.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Omar al-Farouq at GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ Profile: Omar al-Farouq, BBC, 25 September 2006
- ^ a b Al-Qaeda: Dead or captured, MSNBC, last updated in 2005
- ^ Confessions of an al-Qaeda Terrorist, Time, 15 September 2002
- ^ Top al Qaeda figure killed in Iraq, Reuters, 25 September 2006
- ^ "Omar Al-faruq Recruited by The CIA" (2002-10-19). Tempo Interactive. facsimile of article shown in 2007 independent documentary film Fool Me Twice} ((Fool Me Twice at Google Video. Event occurs at 1h 33m.)
- ^ Mahmood, Kazi (2004-04-21). "CIA, Mossad Infiltrated Muslim Organizations: Expert" (subscription required). IslamOnline.
