Anas Al Kandari
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Anas al-Kandari was a citizen of Kuwait
suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden
.
Anas Al Kandari died in a firefight on Faylaka Island, with United States Marines on October 8, 2002.
Lance Corporal
Antonio J. Sledd was also killed in the incident as was Al Kandari's fellow fighter Jassem al-Hajiri.
Anas Al Kandari grew up in Salwa
Kuwait
. Stewart Bell, author The Martyr's Oath, reports that his father invested in the Souk Al Manakh, which Bell described as "Kuwait's unofficial stock exchange". Anas Al Kandari's father made millions, until the stock bubble burst and he went bankrupt.
Al Kandari is reported to have spent eighteen months in Afghanistan
.
He is reported to have returned to Kuwait a few days before al Qaeda's attacks on the USA on September 11, 2001.
Al Kandari is reported to have fasted before the attack—which was triggered by recent broadcasts of the dead and wounded in a town in the Gaza Strip
that had been bombarded by Israel
.
Bell reports that Mohammed Mansour Jabarah
, an important source on al Qaeda's operation, stopped cooperating with his interrogators when he learned that his best friend Anas Al Kandari had been killed.
Bell reports that Jabarah had traveled to Afghanistan with Anas Al Kandari in 2000.
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
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Anas Al Kandari died in a firefight on Faylaka Island, with United States Marines on October 8, 2002.
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
Antonio J. Sledd was also killed in the incident as was Al Kandari's fellow fighter Jassem al-Hajiri.
Anas Al Kandari grew up in Salwa
Salwa
Salwa is a suburb of the, Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait, bordering Rumaithiya to the north and Messila to the south. To the east , it overlooks the Persian Gulf...
Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. Stewart Bell, author The Martyr's Oath, reports that his father invested in the Souk Al Manakh, which Bell described as "Kuwait's unofficial stock exchange". Anas Al Kandari's father made millions, until the stock bubble burst and he went bankrupt.
Al Kandari is reported to have spent eighteen months in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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He is reported to have returned to Kuwait a few days before al Qaeda's attacks on the USA on September 11, 2001.
Al Kandari is reported to have fasted before the attack—which was triggered by recent broadcasts of the dead and wounded in a town in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
that had been bombarded by Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Bell reports that Mohammed Mansour Jabarah
Mohammed Mansour Jabarah
Mohammed Mansour Jabarah is a Kuwaiti convicted of terrorism-related offences. Jabarah was active in al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah circles, and was arrested in 2002....
, an important source on al Qaeda's operation, stopped cooperating with his interrogators when he learned that his best friend Anas Al Kandari had been killed.
Bell reports that Jabarah had traveled to Afghanistan with Anas Al Kandari in 2000.