Ibrahim al-Asiri
Ibrahim al-Asiri | |
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Citizenship | Saudi Arabia |
Known for | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomb-maker |
Relatives | Abdullah al-Asiri (younger brother) |
Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri (
History
Little is known about al-Asiri's early life; he was born in 1982 into a religious and military family in Riyadh with four brothers and three sisters.[3] Al-Asiri's father is a retired soldier. As of September 2009, he had two surviving brothers.[1]
The Saudi Gazette reported that al-Asiri had been imprisoned and released. His imprisonment was a result of an attempt to enter Iraq to join Islamist insurgents.[3] He reportedly left Saudi Arabia for Yemen together with his brother Abdullah al-Asiri — whom he had recruited to al-Qaeda — to join up with al-Qaeda members.[1]
On February 3, 2009, al-Asiri and Abdullah were named on a
The list published by the Government of Saudi Arabia listed 85 individuals, 83 of whom were Saudis, and 2 were from Yemen.On August 27, 2009, Abdullah blew himself up at the
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Asiri was suspected of being the main explosives expert for
In May 2012, American security officials leaked their acquisition of a document describing how to prepare and use liquid explosive implants (
Sanctions
On 24 March 2011, al-Asiri was added to the U.S. list of terrorists. He was wanted by the government of Saudi Arabia and was the subject of an Interpol Orange Notice.[17][18]
Reports of death
In September 2011, al-Asiri was reported to have possibly been killed by a
Al-Asiri appeared in a 2016 video making references to Saudi Arabia's recent executions of al-Qaeda militants, thus confirming that he remained alive.[25]
On August 20, 2018, United States officials announced they were confident that Al-Asiri had been killed by a drone strike in late 2017.[26]
Writing in
Death confirmed
On 10 October 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that al-Asiri was killed by a missile fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle in 2017.[27][28]
See also
- Nizar Rayan, who successfully recruited his own son for a suicide bombing mission
References
- ^ a b c d Abdullah Al-Oreifij (September 1, 2009). "Suicide bomber named". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-05-14. mirror
- ^ a b BBC News (9 May 2012). "Profile: Al-Qaeda 'bomb maker' Ibrahim al-Asiri". BBC News.
- ^ "Kingdom unveils list of 85 wanted militants abroad". Arab News. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009.
- ^ "85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ Carol Rosenberg (February 2, 2009). "Saudi 'most wanted list' includes freed Guantánamo detainees". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
- ^ Hammond, Andrew (August 30, 2009). "Saudi prince defends policy on militants". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009.
- Metro US. August 30, 2009. Archived from the originalon September 1, 2009.
- ^ "Passenger jets carried Dubai bomb". Al Jazeera. October 31, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Saudi Bombmaker Key Suspect in Yemen Plot". CBS News. Associated Press. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ McGreal, Chris; Dodd, Vikram (October 31, 2010). "Cargo bombs plot: US hunts Saudi extremist". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda plot: Flight ban on freight from Somalia". London: Telegraph. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ Frank Gardner (November 1, 2010). "Saudi man 'key suspect' in jet bomb plot, says US". BBC News. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- Boing boing. Archived from the originalon 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ Anissa Haddadi (2012-05-14). "Al-Qaida's 'Body Bombs' increase Fears of Global Attacks by Master Bomb-Maker Ibrahim Hassan Tali al-Asiri". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- The Daily Mirror. 2012-05-14. Archived from the originalon 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- U.S. Department of State, 24 March 2011
- ^ US designates al-Qaida bomb maker as a terrorist, AP, Chicago Tribune, 24 March 2011
- ^ Top al Qaeda bombmaker dead in drone strike, CBS News, September 30, 2011
- ^ Official: Al-Qaida in Yemen bomb maker not killed in Al-Awlaki strike, Associated Press in Washington Post, October 2, 2011
- ^ Jim Miklaszewski, Courtney Kube and Richard Esposito (August 13, 2013). "Reports:Al-Qaeda's Master Bombmaker Wounded In US Drone Strike". NBC News. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "Yemeni official denies report that US drones wounded AQAP's master bomb maker". Long War Journal. 13 August 2013.
- ^ Was al Qaeda bomb chief killed in Yemen?, Mohammed Jamjoom and Barbara Starr, CNN, April 22, 2014
- ^ DNA test: Remains from airstrike in Yemen not those of al Qaeda bomb-maker, Paul Cruickshank, Mohammed Jamjoom and Nic Robertson, CNN, April 28, 2014
- ^ "Bomb-making terrorist threatens US, Saudi Arabia over executions". Fox News. Associated Press. 11 January 2016.
- ^ Martin, David (August 20, 2018). "U.S. officials confident drone strike killed chief al Qaeda bomb maker". CBS News. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ a b
Michael Crowley (2019-10-10). "Trump Confirms 2017 Killing of Feared Bomb Maker for Al Qaeda". The New York Times. p. A6. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
Mr. Trump's announcement belatedly confirmed news reports from August 2018 that cited United States officials expressing confidence that Mr. Asiri, a leader of the Yemen-based branch known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, had likely been killed by a drone strike in the country the year before.
- ^ "Trump confirms al Qaeda underwear bomb maker killed two years ago". CNN. 10 October 2019.
External links
- Department of State's Terrorist Designation of Ibrahim Hassan Tali Al-Asiri, U.S. Department of State, 24 March 2011