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Revision as of 05:23, 29 December 2007

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Arabic: القاعدة في جزيرة العرب) (AQAP) is a Sunni terrorist organization, primarily in Saudi Arabia. It was named for al-Qaeda and claims to be subordinate to that group and its leader Osama bin Laden. Like al-Qaeda, it opposes the Saud monarchy. In addition to a number of mass murders in Saudi Arabia, and the kidnap and murder of Paul Johnson in Riyadh, this group is suspected in connection with one bombing in Doha, Qatar in March 2005.[1]

For a chronology of recent terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, see Insurgency in Saudi Arabia.

The following is a list of names of people who have been purported in one way or another to be AQAP members. Most, but not all, are or were Saudi nationals. Roughly half have appeared on Saudi "most wanted" lists. In the left column is the rank of each member in the original 2003 list of the 26 most wanted.

English Arabic
Yousif Saleh Fahd al-'Uyayri (or Ayyiri or etc.) يوسف صالح فهد العييري first operational leader of AQAP, writer, and webmaster, killed June 2003 in Saudi Arabia[2]
3 Khalid Ali bin Ali Hajj خالد علي بن علي حاج leader, killed in Riyadh March or April 2004[3]
1 Abdulaziz Issa Abdul-Muhsin al-Muqrin عبد العزيز عيسى عبد المحسن المقرن leader, killed in Riyadh 18 June 2004[4][5]
5 Saleh Muhammad 'Audhuallah al-'Alawi al-Oufi صالح محمد عوض الله العلوي العوفي leader, killed 17 or 18 August 2005 in Madinah[6]
2 Rakan Muhsin Mohammed al-Saikhan راكان محسن محمد الصيخان killed 12 April 2004 in Riyadh
7 Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi سعود حمود عبيد القطيني العتيبي senior member, one of 15 killed in a 3-day battle in Ar Rass April 2005[7]
4 Abdul Kareem Al-Majati عبد الكريم المجاطي Moroccan, killed with Saud al-Otaibi at Ar Rass[7], was wanted in the USA under the name Karim El Mejjati
6 Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullah al-Rais إبراهيم محمد عبدا لله الريس killed 8 December 2003 in Riyadh
8 Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-Fadhli أحمد عبدالرحمن صقر الفضلي killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah
9 Sultan Jubran Sultan al-Qahtani alias Zubayr Al-Rimi سلطان جبران سلطان القحطاني q.v., killed 23 September 2003 in Jizan
10 Abdullah Saud Al-Siba'i عبد الله سعود السباعي killed 29 December 2004[8]
11 Faisal Abdul-Rahman Abdullah al-Dakhil فيصل عبدالرحمن عبدالله الدخيل killed with al-Muqrin[5]
12 Faris al-Zaharani فارس آل شويل الزهراني ideologue, captured 5 August 2004 in Abha[9]
13 Khalid Mobarak Habeeb-Allah al-Qurashi خالد مبارك حبيب الله القرشي killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah
14 Mansoor Muhammad Ahmad Faqeeh منصور محمد أحمد فقيه surrendered 30 December 2003 in Najran
15 'Issa Saad Muhammad bin 'Ushan عيسى سعد محمد بن عوشن ideologue, killed 20 July 2004 in Riyadh
16 Talib Saud Abdullah Al Talib طالب سعود عبدالله آل طالب at large (last of the original 26)
17 Mustafa Ibrahim Muhammad Mubaraki مصطفى إبراهيم محمد مباركي killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah
18 Abdul-Majiid Mohammed al-Mani' عبد المجيد محمد المنيع ideologue, killed 12 October 2004 in Riyadh[10]
19 Nasir Rashid Nasir Al-Rashid ناصر راشد ناصر الراشد killed 12 April 2004 in Riyadh
Sultan bin Bajad Al-Otaibi سلطان بن بجاد العتيبي spokesman[11] and writer for al-Qaeda, killed 28 or 29 December 2004[12]
20 Bandar Abdul-Rahman Abdullah al-Dakhil بندر عبدالرحمن عبدالله الدخيل killed December 2004[12]
21 Othman Hadi Al Maqboul Almardy al-'Amari عثمان هادي آل مقبول العمري recanted, under an amnesty deal, 28 June 2004 in Namas[13][14]
22 Talal A'nbar Ahmad 'Anbari طلال عنبر أحمد عنبري killed 22 April 2004 in Jeddah
23 'Amir Muhsin Moreef Al Zaidan Al-Shihri عامر محسن مريف آل زيدان الشهري killed 6 November 2003 in Riyadh[15]
24 Abdullah Muhammad Rashid al-Rashoud عبد الله محمد راشد الرشود q.v., ideologue, killed May or June 2005 in Iraq
25 Abdulrahman Mohammad Mohammad Yazji عبدالرحمن محمد محمد يازجي killed 6 April 2005[8]
26 Hosain Mohammad Alhasaki حسين محمد الحسكي Moroccan, held in Belgium[8]
Turki N. M. al-Dandani تركي ناصر مشعل الدندني cell leader, a former #1 most wanted[16], died by suicide July 2003 in al-Jawf[17]
Ibrahim bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad al-Muzaini إبراهيم بن عبد العزيز بن محمد المزين killed with Khalid Ali Hajj[3]
Abdul-Rahman Mohammed Jubran al-Yazji عبدالكريم محمد جبران اليازجي killed 2 June 2004 in Ta'if[18]
Mohammed Othman Abdullah al-Waleedi al-Shuhri محمد عثمان عبدالله الوليدي الشهري [16]
Mansour Faqeeh منصور فقيه surrendered[19]
Hamid Fahd Abdullah al-Salmi al-Shamri حمد فهد عبدالله الأسلمي الشمري [16]
Ahmad Nasser Abdullah al-Dakhil أحمد ناصر عبدالله الدخيل [16] (dead)
Turki bin Fuheid al-Mutairi تركي بن فيهد المطيري killed with al-Muqrin[5]
Ibrahim bin Abdullah al-Dreiham إبراهيم بن عبد الله الدريهم killed with al-Muqrin[5]
Jubran Ali Hakmi جبران علي حكمي [20]
Hani Said Ahmed Abdul-Karim al-Ghamdi هاني سعيد أحمد عبد الكريم الغامدي [20]
Ali Abdul-Rahman al-Ghamdi علي عبد الرحمن الغامدي surrendered 26 June 2003[21]
Bandar bin Abdul-Rahman al-Ghamdi بندر عبد الرحمن الغامدي captured September 2003 in Yemen[22] and extradited to KSA
Fawaz Yahya al-Rabi'i فواز يحيى الربيعي q.v., killed 1 October 2006 in Yemen
Abdul-Rahman Mansur Jabarah عبدالرحمن منصور جبارة "Canadian-Kuwaiti of Iraqi origin"[16], dead according to al-Qaeda; probably a relative of Kuwaiti-Canadian Mohamed Mansour Jabarah
Adnan bin Abdullah al-Omari captured somewhere outside KSA, extradited to KSA November 2005[23]
Abdul-Rahman al-Mutib killed in al Qasim December 2005[24]
Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman al-Suwailmi, alias Abu Mus'ab al-Najdi محمد بن عبد الرحمن السويلمي killed in al Qasim December 2005[24]
According to Saudi authorities[25], these 12 died or were killed while committing the Riyadh compound bombings on 12 May 2003. Several were previously wanted.
Khaled Mohammad Muslim Al-Juhani خالد محمد مسلم الجهني leader of this group
Abdul-Karim Mohammed Jubran Yazji عبد الكريم محمد جبران اليازجي
Mohammed Othman Abdullah Al-Walidi Al-Shehri ومحمد عثمان عبد الله الوليدي الشهري
Hani Saeed Ahmad Al Abdul-Karim Al-Ghamdi هاني سعيد أحمد عبد الكريم الغامدي
Jubran Ali Ahmad Hakami Khabrani جبران علي أحمد حكمي خبراني
Khaled bin Ibrahim Mahmoud خالد بن إبراهيم محمود called "Baghdadi"
Mehmas bin Mohammed Mehmas Al-Hawashleh Al-Dosari محماس بن محمد محماس الهواشلة الدوسري
Mohammed bin Shadhaf Ali Al-Mahzoum Al-Shehri محمد بن شظاف علي آل محزوم الشهري
Hazem Mohammed Saeed حازم محمد سعيد called "Kashmiri"
Majed Abdullah Sa'ad bin Okail ماجد عبدالله سعد بن عكيل
Bandar bin Abdul-Rahman Menawer Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi بندر بن عبد الرحمن منور الرحيمي المطيري
Abdullah Farres bin Jufain Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi عبدالله فارس بن جفين الرحيمي المطيري
The following five were reported killed in Dammam in early September 2005[26].
Zaid Saad Zaid al-Samari a former most wanted
Saleh Mansour Mohsen al-Fereidi al-Harbi
Sultan Saleh Hussan al-Haseri
Naif Farhan Jalal al-Jehaishi al-Shammari
Mohammed Abdul-Rahman Mohammed al-Suwailmi

2005 list of KSA's 36 most wanted

Riyadh published a new list[27] of wanted suspects on 28 June 2005. Of its 36 members, the Saudis believed 15 to be within the country and 21 abroad. The following version of the list was current in 2006.

English Arabic Nationality
15 allegedly inside Saudi Arabia:
Younus Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hiyari يونس محمد إبراهيم الحياري Morocco killed in 3 July 2005 in Riyadh[28]
Fahd Farraj Muhammad al-Juwair فهد فراج محمد الجوير KSA killed 27 February 2006[29] (shortly after the Abqaiq attack)
Zaid Sa'ad Zaid al-Sammari زيد سعد زيد السماري KSA killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28]
Abdul-Rahman Salih Abdul-Rahman al-Miteb عبد الرحمن صالح عبد الرحمن المتعب KSA killed in Qassim 27 December 2005[27]
Saleh Mansour Muhsin al-Faridi al-Harbi صالح منصور محسن الفريدي الحربي KSA killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28]
Sultan Saleh Mussaan al-Hasri سلطان صالح هوصان الحاسري KSA killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28]
Mohamed Abdul-Rahman Muhammad al-Suwailemi محمد عبد الرحمن محمد السويلمي KSA killed in Qassim 27 December 2005[27]
Mohamed Saleh Muhammad al-Ghaith محمد صالح محمد الغيث KSA killed in the Abqaiq attack 24 February 2006[30]
Abdullah Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim al-Tuwaijeri عبد الله عبد العزيز إبراهيم التويجري KSA killed in the Abqaiq attack 24 February 2006[30]
Mohamed Saeed Muhammad Al Siam al-'Amri محمد سعيد محمد آل صيام العمري KSA captured 25 July 2005 in KSA[28]
Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim al-Motair إبراهيم عبد الله إبراهيم المطير KSA killed 27 February 2006[27]
Walid Mutlaq Salaam al-Radadi وليد مطلق سالم الردادي KSA at large
Naif Farhan Khalid al-Juhaishi al-Shammari نايف فرحان جلال الجحيشي الشمري KSA killed in the Dammam battle 4-7 September 2005[28]
Majed Hamid Abdullah al-Hasri ماجد حامد عبد الله الحاسري KSA killed 18 August 2005[27]
Abdullah Muhaya Shalash al-Saliti al-Shammari عبد الله محيا شلاش السليطي الشمري KSA killed 27 February 2006[27]
21 allegedly outside Saudi Arabia:
Noor Muhammad Moussa نور محمد موسى Chad killed in Iraq
Manour Muhammad Yousef مانور محمد يوسف Chad killed in Iraq
Othman Muhammad Hassan Kourani عثمان محمد حسن كوراني Chad killed in Iraq
Mohsen Ayed Fadhl al-Fadhli محسن عايد فاضل الفضلي Kuwait at large
Abdullah Walad Muhammad Sayyed عبد الله ولد محمد سيد Mauritania at large
Zaid Hassan Muhammad Humaid زيد حسن محمد حميد Yemen captured in Yemen[28]
Fahd Saleh Razak-Allah al-Mahyani فهد صالح رزق الله المحياني KSA at large
Adnan Abdullah Faris al-'Amri al-Sharif عدنان عبد الله فارس العمري الشريف KSA held in KSA November 2005, captured elsewhere[27]
Marzouq Faisal Marzuq al-'Otaibi مرزوق فيصل مرزوق العتيبي KSA at large
Adel Abdul-Latif Ibrahim al-Sani' عادل عبد اللطيف إبراهيم الصنيع KSA at large
Muhammad Abdul-Rahman Muhammad al-Dhait محمد عبد الرحمن محمد الضيط KSA at large
Sultan Sunaitan Muhammad al-Dhait سلطان صنيتان محمد الضيط KSA at large
Salih Sa'id Al Batih al-Ghamdi صالح سعيد آل بطيح الغامدي KSA at large
Faiz Ibrahim 'Umar Ayub فايز إبراهيم عمر أيوب KSA surrendered in KSA 1 July 2005[27] (3 days after this list appeared)
Khaled Muhammad 'Abas al-Harbi خالد محمد عباس الحربي KSA at large
Muhammad Othman Muqrah al-Zahrani محمد عثمان مفرح الزهراني KSA at large
Abdullah Muhammad Salih al-Ramyan عبدالله محمد صالح الرميان KSA held outside KSA
Muhammad Salih Sulaiman al-Rashoudi محمد صالح سليمان الرشودي KSA held outside KSA
Sa'ad Muhammad Mubarak al-Jubairi al-Shuri سعد محمد مبارك الجبيري الشهري KSA at large
Ali Matir Ibrahim al-'Osaimi علي ماطر إبراهيم العصيمي KSA killed in Iraq
Faris Abdullah Salaam al-Dhahiri al-Harbi فارس عبدالله سالم الظاهري الحربي KSA killed in Iraq

References

  1. ^ The Advent Of Terrorism In Qatar, Forbes, 25 March 2005
  2. ^ Militant Ideology Atlas p. 355, Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy
  3. ^ a b Saudi al-Qaida cell promises revenge, al-Jazeera, 20 March 2004 Cite error: The named reference "AliHajj" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Profile: Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, BBC, 19 June 2004
  5. ^ a b c d CBC report on al-Muqrin and three others killed, and AQAP's acknowledgement Cite error: The named reference "CBCMuqrin" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Al-Qaeda Chief in Kingdom Killed, Arab News, 19 August 2005
  7. ^ a b Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, Arab News, 10 April 2005 Cite error: The named reference "Rass15" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c KSA wanted list, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the USA Cite error: The named reference "ksaposter" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ Saudis' Most Wanted Is Captured, CBS News, 6 August 2004
  10. ^ Report of death of al-Mani', CNN, 13 October 2004
  11. ^ SITE notice about Sultan al-Otaibi
  12. ^ a b Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Sultan al-Otaibi and Bandar al-Dakhil, 31 December 2004 Cite error: The named reference "ABCOtaibi" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ Top Saudi militant surrenders, The Tribune (of India), 29 June 2004
  14. ^ Islam Today report of mediation in the surrender of Othman al-'Amri. The mediator was Safir al-Hawali; see Salman al-Ouda.
  15. ^ Death confirmed of wanted terrorist suspect Alshihri, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to USA, 22 February 2004
  16. ^ a b c d e KSA's 19 most wanted and other information, Al-Watan, 1 May 2004 Cite error: The named reference "WatanLists" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ Royal Crackdown, by John Walsh, Harvard International Review, Fall 2003; about Turki al-Dandani. Details are at present available only in Arabic.
  18. ^ Newsmax on the death of Abdul-Rahman Yazji
  19. ^ New Pictures of Most Wanted 7 Released, Arab News, 20 August 2004
  20. ^ a b Riyadh Daily, 12 May 2003 (in Arabic) Cite error: The named reference "AliHakmiAndHani" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  21. ^ Key Riyadh bombings suspect gives up, CNN, 26-27 June 2003
  22. ^ Summary of several captures in the Arabian Peninsula, BBC, 4 March 2004
  23. ^ Report on al-Omari, BBC News, 8 November 2005
  24. ^ a b Saudis 'kill militant fugitive', BBC, 28 December 2005 Cite error: The named reference "BBCMutib" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  25. ^ Saudi government identifies 12 dead bombers re the Riyadh residential compound attack
  26. ^ Saudi Arabia says 5 militants slain belonged to al-Qaeda, Associated Press, 8 September 2005
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h List of 36 most-wanted terrorist suspects, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, 28 June 2005, subject to updates Cite error: The named reference "KSA36" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  28. ^ a b c d e f g Initiatives and Actions Taken by KSA to Combat Terrorism, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, September 2005 Cite error: The named reference "ksaActions" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  29. ^ Five Linked to Abqaiq Attack Held, Arab News, 19 April 2006
  30. ^ a b Saudi claims he worked with eight people in attack on Abqaiq facility, Arab News, 3 April 2006 Cite error: The named reference "ANabqaiq" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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