Ar Rass raids

Ar Rass raids
Location of Al-Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia
Date April 2005 Location Ar Rass, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Casualties and losses
over 50 security forces injured	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][3]
• Abdul-Karim Muhammed Jubran Yazji^[2]
• Hani ibn Abdullah Al-Joaithen^[6]
• Faisal ibn Muhammad Al-Baidhani^[6]
• Majed ibn Muhammad Al-Masoud^[6]
• Fawaz Mufdhi Al-Anazi^[6]
• Abdul Rahman ibn Abdullah Al-Jarboue^[6]
• Nawaf ibn Naif Al-Hafi^[6]
• Abdussalam ibn Suleiman Al-Khudairy^[6]
• 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^[6]
• Hamad ibn Abdullah Al-Humaidi^[6]
• Saleh ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Shamsan^[6]

References

1. BBC, Saudi battle kills top suspects, April 5, 2005
2. CNN, Al Qaeda 'big fish' killed, April 6, 2005
3. Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, Arab News, 10 April 2005
4. "Battle of Al-Ras" by Sabria S. Jawhar and Rob L. Wagner, Saudi Gazette, April 12, 2005. Sites.google.com (2003-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-29.
5. La Gazette du Maroc, Mon mari n'etait pau un terroriste, mais un Moujahid, May 30, 2005
6. Arab News, Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, April 10, 2005