Saleh Al-Qaraawi

Saleh Al-Qaraawi
Saleh Al-Qaraawi
	Press photo/Mugshot of Saleh al-Qaraawi after he confessed to crimes.
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Occupation	Terrorist
Military career
Allegiance	Al-Qaeda Al Qaeda central (?–present); Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2003–2006); Islamic State of Iraq ; (2006–2009); Abdullah Azzam Brigades; (2009–2012);
Years of service	Unknown–present
Rank	Fighter in Afghanistan ; (?–?) Commander in Iraq; (2003–2009) Emir of Al-Qaeda in Lebanon; (2009–2012)
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan (1978–present) 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Iraq War

Saleh Al-Qaraawi (Arabic: صالح القرعاوي) is a Saudi militant Jihadist.^[1]

Background

Al-Qaraawi fought in the Iraqi Insurgency alongside Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.^[2] He was a founder of the militant Abdullah Azzam Brigades in 2009, which has carried out a number of attacks in the Middle East.^[3] He was identified as the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia by Saudi Arabian security officials in a 3 February 2009 list of their 85 most wanted.^[1]

In December 2011, the US State Department listed him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist^[2]

Al-Qaraawi was arrested on 9 June 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he had been wounded in a drone strike.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009. Al-Arabiya satellite news channel said the statement identified one of the militants, Saleh Al-Qarawi, as the leader of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
^ ^a ^b "Terrorist Designation of Saleh al-Qarawi". 15 December 2011.
^ "Lebanon 'arrests head of Abdullah Azzam Brigades'". BBC News. 1 January 2014.
^ "Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi's Wife". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia". The Long War Journal. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.