Saleh Al-Qaraawi Explained
| Saleh Al-Qaraawi |
| Occupation: | Terrorist |
| Nationality: | Saudi Arabian |
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Saleh Al-Qaraawi (Arabic: صالح القرعاوي) is a Saudi militant Jihadist.[1]
Background
Al-Qaraawi fought in the Iraqi Insurgency alongside Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He was a founder of the militant Abdullah Azzam Brigades in 2009, which has carried out a number of attacks in the Middle East.[2] 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.
In December 2011, the US State Department listed him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist[3]
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
- News: 85 on Saudi wanted list of militants . . 2009-02-03 . 2009-02-03 . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207181650/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009020328293. 7 February 2009.
- News: Lebanon 'arrests head of Abdullah Azzam Brigades'. BBC News . 2014-01-01 .
- Web site: Terrorist Designation of Saleh al-Qarawi. 2011-12-15.
- Web site: Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi's Wife. Asharq Al-Awsat. 9 September 2015. 12 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112183314/http://www.aawsat.net/2013/05/article55301339. dead.
- Web site: Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia. The Long War Journal. 27 June 2013 . 9 September 2015.
