Abu Omar al-Kuwaiti explained

Ahmad Nasser Eid Abdullah Al-Fajri Al-Azimi, also, Abu Omar Al-Kuwaiti^[1] and Abu Zaid (1972 – 16 February 2005) was a Kuwaiti and suspected al-Qaeda agent operating first in Afghanistan and later in Chechnya and the wider Caucasus area.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Abu Zaid worked as a Kuwaiti actor in children TV programs, until he turned to religion and started working as an Imam at the Safwan Bin Omayah Mosque of Kuwait City, though he was soon sacked for illegally collecting donations from the mosque goers. In 1998 he first went to Afghanistan where he was reportedly trained at the al-Qaeda Al Farouq training camp, and then in October 1999 on to Chechnya.^[4] He was accused by the Russian government of numerous terrorist attacks, including involvement in organizing the Beslan school hostage crisis.^{[5] [6]}

On 16 February 2005, Abu Zaid died after having been surrounded by Russian special forces in his safehouse in Ingushetia.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.cacianalyst.org/files/20050518Analyst.pdf Is the Salafi-Jihadist way still an obstacle to Russia in Chechnya?
2. Web site: Death of Al-Qaida Emissary Abu Omar al-Kuwaiti (.pdf) . 5 January 2007 . 23 February 2005 . Evan Kohlmann . Evan Kohlmann . https://web.archive.org/web/20061021092046/http://www.globalterroralert.com/pdf/0205/chechnya0205.pdf . 21 October 2006 . dead .
3. Web site: The Rise and Fall of Arab Fighters in Chechnya (.pdf) . 5 January 2007 . Murad Batal Al-Shishani. https://web.archive.org/web/20061120190709/http://www.jamestown.org/docs/Al-Shishani-14Sep06.pdf . 20 November 2006 . dead.
4. News: Is the Salafi-Jihadist way still an obstacle to Russia in Chechnya? . Central Asia Analyst. Murad Batal al-Shishani . 5 January 2007 . 18 May 2005 .
5. https://archive.today/20120719200316/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1235797.php Russian parliament report on Beslan backs security forces actions
6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122201472.html Beslan Massacre Probe Defends Russian Forces
7. http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/13772248 'AND BE TOUGHER ON THEM, TOUGHER.' - Antiterrorist Operations Continue in Nearly Every Republic of the North Caucasus
8. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DA1F3AF931A15751C0A9639C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fT%2fTerrorism World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Suspected Qaeda Operative Dead
9. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148261,00.html Putin Orders Crackdown on Islamic Militants