Nasser al-Awlaki
Nasser al-Awlaki | |
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Born | 1946 Said, Nawar al-Awlaki |
Children | Anwar al-Awlaki |
Nasser al-Awlaki (
Biography
He was a
After the deaths of his son and grandson, Nasser published a six-minute audio message condemning the U.S. for the killings.[10] In the audio, he said of President Barack Obama:
I urge the American people to bring the killers to justice. I urge them to expose the hypocrisy of the 2009 Nobel Prize laureate. To some, he may be that. To me and my family, he is nothing more than a child killer.
Al-Awlaki claimed his son Anwar was far from any battlefield.[10] In 2010, al-Awlaki also said he believed Anwar had been wrongly accused and had not been a member of al-Qaeda.[13]
On 29 January 2017, Nawar al-Awlaki, Nasser's 8-year-old granddaughter, was the third member of his family to be killed by the U.S. The girl was among several civilians killed in the
Nasser al-Awlaki's son Anwar was a U.S. citizen, born in New Mexico in 1971 while Nasser was earning his master's degree.
Al-Awlaki died on 28 September 2021 after suffering from illness.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "وفاة رئيس جامعة صنعاء الأسبق" [The death of the former president of Sanaa University]. news.albousla.ps (in Arabic). 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Navy SEAL, 8-year-old American girl died in Yemen raid". NBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Warren Richey (31 August 2010). "Anwar al-Awlaki: ACLU wants militant cleric taken off US 'kill list'". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Sharpe, Tom (14 November 2009). "Radical imam traces roots to New Mexico; Militant Islam cleric's father graduated from NMSU". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan (10 December 2009). "Cleric linked to Fort Hood attack grew more radicalized in Yemen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan (10 December 2009). "Cleric linked to Fort Hood attack grew more radicalized in Yemen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Shane, Scott (18 November 2009). "Born in U.S., a Radical Cleric Inspires Terror". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Holmes, Oliver (5 November 2009). "Why Yemen Hasn't Arrested Terrorist Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki". Time. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Newton, Paula (2 February 2010). "Al-Awlaki's father asks Obama to end manhunt". CNN. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Nasser Al-Awlaki Blasts U.S. For Killing of Son and Grandson via @intelwire". News.intelwire.com. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "An American Teenager in Yemen: Paying for the Sins of His Father?". Time. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Official: Drone attack kills Al-Awlaki's son in Yemen". CNN. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ Newton, Paula (11 January 2010). "Al-Awlaki's father says son is 'not Osama bin Laden'". CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Ghobari, Mohammed; Stewart, Phil (29 January 2017). "Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
External links
- "The Drone That Killed My Grandson". NYT. 17 July 2013.