Ziad Al-Karbouly
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Ziad Al-Karbouly
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| زياد خلف الكربولي | |
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Ziyad Khalaf al-Karbouly
Al-Qa'im, Iraq
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| Died | 4 February 2015(2015-02-04) (aged 44–45) Swaqa Prison, Jordan
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Cause of death
| Execution by hanging |
| Penalty | Death |
Ziyad Khalaf al-Karbouly (Arabic: زياد خلف الكربولي; 1970 – died 4 February 2015), a native of Al-Qa'im, was an Islamist former Iraqi officer and the son of an Iraqi tribal sheikh of the Al-Karabla clan of the Dulaim.[1]
Arrest and trial
Al-Karbouly was captured by Jordanian 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion with the aid of Jordanian intelligence officers in May 2006, and accused of being Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's assistant which Karbouly denied.[2] Karbouly told the tribunal that he was innocent. He also disputed the prosecution's version that he was captured inside Iraq in a joint operation of the Jordanian army and intelligence on 10 May. He told the tribunal that he had been kidnapped "from Lebanon on May 6."[3] On 23 May 2006, he admitted that he had abducted and killed citizens from Jordan and Iraq, and had abducted two Moroccans in October 2005.[4][5]
Execution
Al-Karbouly was sentenced to death, and along with failed suicide bomber Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, was hanged on 4 February 2015, their executions expedited in retaliation for the burning of Royal Jordanian Air Force lieutenant Muath al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State.[6]
References
- ^ "Jordan Executes Two Prisoners to Avenge ISIS Murder of Pilot". NBC News. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Bakier, Abdul Hameed (31 May 2006). "Jordan Arrests al-Qaeda Member in Sting Operation". jamestown.org. Vol. 3, no. 21. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Mustafa, Abdul Jalil (21 September 2006). "Al-Qaeda's Leader Denies Terror Charges in Jordan". arabnews.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Al-Zarqawi's top aide arrested in Jordan". Xinhua News Agency. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Iraqi Customs Agent Arrested in Jordan Confesses to Al Qaeda Killings". Fox News. Associated Press. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Michaels, Jim; Bacon, John (3 February 2015). "Jordan executes two in response to pilot's slaying". USA Today. Retrieved 7 February 2015.