Ar Rass raids
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Location of Al-Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia | |||||
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In April 2005, Saudi authorities launched a series of raids in Ar Rass that killed 15 alleged militants, and captured 7 others. More than fifty Saudi security forces were injured in the gunbattles.[1]
Among those said to be killed, were the following men;
- Karim el-Mejjati[2][3][4]
- His 11-year-old son Adam[5]
- Saud Humud al-Utaibi[2][3]
- Abdul-Karim Muhammed Jubran Yazji[2]
- Hani ibn Abdullah Al-Joaithen[6]
- Faisal ibn Muhammad Al-Baidhani[6]
- Majed ibn Muhammad Al-Masoud[6]
- Fawaz Mufdhi Al-Anazi[6]
- Abdul Rahman ibn Abdullah Al-Jarboue[6]
- Nawaf ibn Naif Al-Hafi[6]
- Abdussalam ibn Suleiman Al-Khudairy[6]
- Talib Saud Al-Talib
- Houcine Haski
- Younes Khiari
Among those said to be captured, were the following men;
- Saleh al-Oufi[2]
- Adel ibn Saad Al-Dhubaiti[6]
- Hamad ibn Abdullah Al-Humaidi[6]
- Saleh ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Shamsan[6]
References
- ^ BBC, Saudi battle kills top suspects, April 5, 2005
- ^ a b c d CNN, Al Qaeda 'big fish' killed, April 6, 2005
- ^ a b Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, Arab News, 10 April 2005
- ^ "Battle of Al-Ras" by Sabria S. Jawhar and Rob L. Wagner, Saudi Gazette, April 12, 2005. Sites.google.com (2003-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-29.
- ^ La Gazette du Maroc, Mon mari n'etait pau un terroriste, mais un Moujahid Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, May 30, 2005
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Arab News, Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, April 10, 2005