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أبو يحيى الليبي | |
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| Born | 1 January 1963 Marzaq, Libya |
| Died | 4 June 2012 (aged 49) North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Title | Senior leader of Al-Qaeda |
| Children | 3 |
Abu Yahya al-Libi (Arabic: أبو يحيى الليبي, ⓘ; January 1, 1963,[1] Marzaq[2] – June 4, 2012),[3] born Mohamed Hassan Qaid,[4] was a terrorist and leading high-ranking official within al-Qaeda, and an alleged member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.[1][5][6]
He is believed to have been able to speak Urdu, Pashto and Arabic[1] and to have used the aliases Hasan Qaiid (Hasan Qayad or Hassan Qayid), Yunis al-Sahrawi,[5][7] and Hassan Qaed al-Far.[8]
Al-Libi was a citizen of Libya, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Bagram interim detention facility.[9] At that time, American counter-terrorism analysts asserted that al-Libi was a member of al Qaeda. Al-Libi was one of several high-profile Bagram captives who escaped on the night of July 10, 2005.[5][6][9]
Jarret Brachman, a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), states of al-Libi:
He’s a warrior. He’s a poet. He’s a scholar. He’s a pundit. He’s a military commander. And he’s a very charismatic, young, brash rising star within Al-Qaeda, and I think he has become the heir apparent to Osama bin Laden in terms of taking over the entire global jihadist movement.[5]
Scheuer states of him that he "in the last year or so emerged as al-Qaeda's theological hardliner" and an "insurgent-theologian".[6] He was also an official on al-Qaeda's Shariah Committee.[10]
He was the target of a US drone strike on June 4, 2012, in Mir Ali.[11] His death was later confirmed by the al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a video released in September 2012 to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary.[12]
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- ^ Martha Raddatz & Muhammad Lila (June 4, 2012). "Drone Strike Targets Top Al Qaeda Leader". ABC News. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ EL-SHENAWI, EMAN. "Dead or alive: Who is al-Qaeda's Abu Yahya al-Libi?". Al Arabiya News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c d New York Times, Rising Leader for Next Phase of Al Qaeda’s War, April 4, 2008
- ^ a b c Scheuer, Michael F. Part1 Archived June 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine and Part 2[dead link]
- ^ BBC News: Key 'al-Qaeda militant' surfaces
- ^ SITE Intel Group: SITE Publications – Names and Information of Twelve Detainees in Bagram Prison in Afghanistan from Sheikh Abu Yehia al-Libi Archived August 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Al-Qaida escapee from U.S. detention in Afghanistan lashes out at U.S. Saudi allies". Boston Herald. May 30, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ http://news.siteintelgroup.com/component/content/article/6-jihadist-news/510-al-qaeda-official-addresses-libyans [dead link]
- ^ "White House: Al Qaeda No. 2 leader is dead". CNN. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri confirms the death of his deputy Abu Yahya al-Libi". news.com.au. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2012.