Younis al-Mauritani explained

Younis al-Mauritani
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Saudi Arabia[2]
Nationality:Mauritanian

Younis al-Mauritani, born Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhammad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim in 1981,[3] is an al-Qaeda chief arrested on charges of planning and executing international operations for the global terror network including involvement in the 2010 European terror plot. The White House praised the capture - reportedly the result of co-operation between US and Pakistani intelligence services. Younis was arrested along with two associates. This capture came a month after the United States reported they would be withholding millions of financial assistance from the Pakistani government.[4]

Al-Mauritani was captured by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence with Frontier Corps Balochistan and assistance from U.S. intelligence on September 6, 2011 in his Quetta, Pakistan safehouse.[5]

Al-Mauritani was extradited to Mauritania on May 31, 2013.[6] He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on April 20, 2015.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFAC Recent Actions. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828071041/https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20110907.aspx. August 28, 2018.
  2. Web site: Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Abu Yahya Al-Libi and Younis Al-Mauritani to Its Sanctions List | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases.
  3. Web site: Treasury Targets Three Senior Al-Qa'ida Leaders.
  4. News: Al-Qaeda chief Younis al-Mauritani held, says Pakistan. BBC. 5 September 2011. 5 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Key Al Qaeda agent Younis Al Mauritani captured in Pakistan. The National. 25 September 2011.
  6. News: Mauritania Says U.S. Sent Prisoner From Afghan Base . The New York Times . 1 June 2013.
  7. Web site: Associated Press News.

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