Saleh Al-Qaraawi | |
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Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Occupation | Terrorist |
Military career | |
Allegiance |
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Years of service | Unknown-present |
Rank |
Fighter in Afghanistan (2009-2012) |
Battles/wars |
War in Afghanistan (1978–present) 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Iraq war |
Fighter in Afghanistan
(?-?) Commander in Iraq
(2003-2009)
War in Afghanistan (1978–present) 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
Saleh Al-Qaraawi (in Arabic صالح القرعاوي) is a Saudi militant Jihadist.
Al-Qaraawi fought in the Iraqi Insurgency alongside Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He was a founder of the militant Abdullah Azzam Brigades in 2009, which has carried out a number of attacks in the Middle East. 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.
In December 2011, the US State Department listed him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Al-Qaraawi was arrested on June 9, 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he had been wounded in a drone strike.