Saleh Al-Qaraawi

Saleh Al-Qaraawi (in Arabic صالح القرعاوي) is a Saudi national and the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.[1] He was identified as such on February 3, 2009 when Saudi Arabian security officials identified him through a list of their 85 most wanted list. He was also a founder of the related Abdullah Azzam Brigades (in Arabic كتائب عبدالله عزام) in 2009 as an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant and throughout the Middle East.

Al-Qaraawi was arrested on June 9, 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he was gravely wounded in a drone strike.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 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.
  2. ↑ "Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi’s Wife". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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