Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari

Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari (1969 - 3 July 2005) was a Morocco born Al Qaeda member.

During the 1990s he fought in Bosnia. He was #1 on Saudi Arabia's list[1] of 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects" published on 28 June 2005. He who was reported killed in a shootout with Saudi Arabian security officials on July 3, 2005.[2][3][4] The gunfight took place in Riyadh. At the time of his death he was described as the head of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi statement says that al-Hayyari traveled to KSA on hajj in 2001 and then went underground. He was accused of playing a part in several attacks in the country, in affiliation with fellow Moroccan Karim el-Mejjati, who was killed at Ar Rass a few weeks earlier.

References
  1. 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
  2. Joel Roberts (2006-02-27). "Saudi Cops Kill 5 Oil Attack Suspects". CBS News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  3. "Al Qaeda Chief of Saudi Arabia Killed in Clash". Fox News. 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  4. Turki Al-Saheil (2005-09-11). "Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda Member in Custody". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.


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