Samir Khan
Samir Khan | |
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Born | Samir ibn Zafar Khan December 25, 1985 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Died | September 30, 2011 Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen | (aged 25)
Occupation | Editor and publisher of Inspire magazine |
Samir ibn Zafar Khan (December 25, 1985 – September 30, 2011) was a Saudi Arabian
Early life
Khan was born in
He lived in Charlotte before leaving the country for Yemen in 2009.[9] He reportedly cut off ties with his family when he left the U.S.[10] After Khan's death, a family friend told CNN that Khan's father did not agree with his son's ideas[11] and had sought help to change his son's radical views on several occasions.[8]
Activities
In 2003, Khan started a
In his book Ticking Time Bomb: Counter-Terrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government's Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack (2011), former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman described Australian Muslim preacher Feiz Mohammad, American-Yemeni imam Anwar al-Awlaki, Muslim cleric Abdullah el-Faisal, and Pakistani-American Samir Khan as "virtual spiritual sanctioners" who use the internet to offer religious justification for Islamist terrorism.[14]
It was reported in May 2013 that Al Qaeda devotees native to the United States might have been using the instruction manuals that Khan posted online before his death. It was suspected that the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out according to these manuals.[15]
Death
Khan was killed in the
Reactions
Attorney and journalist
However, some international law experts claimed that the attack that killed Khan was legal.
Commenting on Khan's death, counter-terrorism expert Peter Bergen noted, "The fact that the editor of the magazine (Khan) has also been killed is a problem for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly as it relates to their Western recruitment effort, because the two people who principally spoke to the Western world are now dead."[11]
After Khan's death, his family released a statement criticizing U.S. government and asking, "Was this style of execution the only solution? Why couldn't there have been a capture and trial? Where is the justice? As we mourn our son, we must ask these questions."[21]
See also
References
- ^ Almasmari, Hakim (October 1, 2011). "Drone Kills Top Al Qaeda Figure". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ Shahid, Aliyah (September 30, 2011). "Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan dead, Al Qaeda propagandists killed by U.S. missile strikes in Yemen". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Copeland, Baden (September 30, 2011). "Anwar al-Awlaki's Suspected Ties to Terror Plots". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Dana Chivvis (October 12, 2010). "'Inspire' Title of Jihadist Magazine Not Very Inspired". Aolnews.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Defense officials say another U.S. militant killed". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Bolger, Timothy (October 6, 2011). "Slain al Qaeda Mouthpiece Samir Kahn's Westbury Roots". Long Island Press. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Chayes, Matthew; Anthony M. Destefano; Robert E. Kessler; Greg Lacour; Víctor Manuel Ramos (October 6, 2011). "Samir Khan, al-Qaida figure, grew up on Long Island". Newsday. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Anderson, Robbie (September 30, 2011). "2nd American in Strike Waged Qaeda Media War". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Temple-Raston, Dina (August 18, 2010). Grand Jury Focuses On N.C. Man Tied To Jihad Magazine. Morning Edition, NPR
- ^ Adcox, Seanna (October 1, 2011). "NC Muslims tried to change al-Qaida supporter". Associated Press. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Suzanne (September 30, 2011). "Samir Khan: Proud to be an American traitor". CNN. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Peter R. Neumann, Radicalized: New Jihadists and the Threat to the West, Bloomsbury Publishing (2016), p. 142
- ^ J. M. Berger, Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam, Potomac Books, Inc (2011), p. 192
- ISBN 9781437981223. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ Shane, Scott (May 5, 2013). "A Homemade Style of Terror: Jihadists Push New Tactics". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Goodman, J. David (September 30, 2011). American Who Waged 'Media Jihad' Is Said to Be Killed in Awlaki Strike. The New York Times
- ^ Mark Mazzetti; Charlie Savage; Scott Shane (March 9, 2013). "How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America's Cross Hairs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Greenwald, Glenn. "The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality". Salon.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ "Awlaki death rekindles legal debate on targeting Americans". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Williams, Carol (September 30, 2011). "Awlaki death rekindles legal debate on targeting Americans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "NC family of al-Qaida propagandist 'appalled' at US government". WRAL-TV. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.