| Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 Morocco |
| Died | 3 July 2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Allegiance |  Al-Qaeda |
| Years of service | 1992–2005 |
| Battles / wars | |
Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari (Arabic: يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري, 1969 – 3 July 2005) was a Moroccan Al-Qaeda member.
Background
During the 1990s, al-Hayari fought in Bosnia. He was listed first on Saudi Arabia's list of their 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects,” which was published on 28 June 2005. The following month, on 3 July 2005, he was reported killed in a shootout involving Saudi Arabian security forces in Riyadh. At the time of his death, he was reportedly the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
According to Saudi officials, al-Hayari had travelled to Saudi Arabia for Hajj in 2001 and subsequently went underground. He was accused of participating in various attacks in the country, in collaboration with fellow Moroccan militant Karim el-Mejjati, with the latter having been killed a few weeks earlier in a raid that took place at Al-Rass.
References
- List of 36 most-wanted terrorist suspects Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, 28 June 2005, subject to updates
- Joel Roberts (27 February 2006). "Saudi Cops Kill 5 Oil Attack Suspects". CBS News. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "Al Qaeda Chief of Saudi Arabia Killed in Clash". Fox News. 3 July 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- Turki Al-Saheil (11 September 2005). "Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda Member in Custody". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
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