Saleh Al-Qaraawi

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

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 February 3, 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 June 9, 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he had been wounded in a drone strike.[4][5]

References

"85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 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.
"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. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
"Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

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