Ar Rass raids explained

Date:	April 2005
Place:	Ar Rass, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Casualties1:	over 50 security forces injured
Casualties2:	15 militants killed 7 captured

In April 2005, Saudi authorities launched a series of raids in Ar Rass that killed 15 alleged militants, and captured 7 others. More than fifty Saudi security forces were injured in the gunbattles.^[1]

Among those said to be killed, were the following men;

• Karim el-Mejjati^{[2] [3] [4]}
  • His 11-year-old son Adam^[5]
• Saud Humud al-Utaibi^{[2] [6]}
• Abdul-Karim Muhammed Jubran Yazji^[2]
• Hani ibn Abdullah Al-Joaithen^[7]
• Faisal ibn Muhammad Al-Baidhani^[7]
• Majed ibn Muhammad Al-Masoud^[7]
• Fawaz Mufdhi Al-Anazi^[7]
• Abdul Rahman ibn Abdullah Al-Jarboue^[7]
• Nawaf ibn Naif Al-Hafi^[7]
• Abdussalam ibn Suleiman Al-Khudairy^[7]
• Talib Saud Al-Talib
• Houcine Haski
• Younes Khiari

Among those said to be captured, were the following men;

• Saleh al-Oufi^[2]
• Adel ibn Saad Al-Dhubaiti^[7]
• Hamad ibn Abdullah Al-Humaidi^[7]
• Saleh ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Shamsan^[7]

Notes and References

1. [BBC]
2. [CNN]
3. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=61858&d=10&m=4&y=2005 Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed
4. https://sites.google.com/site/roblwagnerarchives/battle-of-al-ras "Battle of Al-Ras" by Sabria S. Jawhar and Rob L. Wagner, Saudi Gazette, April 12, 2005
5. [La Gazette du Maroc]
6. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=61858&d=10&m=4&y=2005 Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed
7. [Arab News]