Fahd Raggad Samir Al-Ruwaili
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Fahd Rikad Sameer Al-Ruweili (b. ) (also transliterated as Fahad al-Ruwaily) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
notable for being listed on a Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists.
On February 3, 2009, the Saudi Arabian government published a list of 85 suspected terrorists—whom they urged to surrender at the nearest Saudi embassy.
Al-Ruweili returned to Saudi Arabia on March 25, 2009.
According to some reports he sought the assistance of his family to negotiate his surrender.
According to other reports the Egypt
ian government intervened on his behalf.
The Saudi Gazette
quoted Major General
Mansour Al-Turki of the Saudi Interior Ministry who "categorically denied" that any third party played a role in his surrender.
Al Ruwaily "returned from Syria to hand himself in."
Earth Times quotes the Saudi Press Agency
that Al-Ruweili: "spent the past six years moving between Iraq to Syria."
Earth Times reports he was ranked 61 on the list of 85 suspects.
According to Intelwire he ranked 4th on the list of suspects.
Earth Times reports Egyptian authorities helped mediate his surrender to Saudi authorities.
According to Al-Arabiya television he was: "in charge of recruiting Al-Qaeda fighters and deploying them in Syria and Iraq."
According to ABC News
"A news Web site close to the [Saudi] ministry said Thursday that al-Ruwaily was a key figure in al-Qaida training camps along Syria's border with Iraq."
According to the Saudi Gazette Al-Ruweili was born in Qatar, was "closely linked to" Al Qaeda, and was known within Al Qaeda members in Iraq as "Emir Al-Hedoud" i.e. "the prince of borders", due to his supply of forged documents and weapons.
The Saudi Gazette reports that he left Saudi Arabia, for Jordan
on his way to Syria on April 4, 2003, very shortly after the American invasion of Iraq.
The Saudi Gazette reports that he "succeeded in recruiting dozens if not hundreds of the brainwashed youth and masterminding their infiltration into Iraq through the Iraqi-Syrian border."
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
notable for being listed on a Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists.
On February 3, 2009, the Saudi Arabian government published a list of 85 suspected terrorists—whom they urged to surrender at the nearest Saudi embassy.
Al-Ruweili returned to Saudi Arabia on March 25, 2009.
According to some reports he sought the assistance of his family to negotiate his surrender.
According to other reports the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian government intervened on his behalf.
The Saudi Gazette
Saudi Gazette
Saudi Gazette is the leading English language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. and is currently available both in print and online.As of July 1, 2011, Dr Omar S. Elmershedi is the Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief.Managing Editor: Shams Ahsan...
quoted Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Mansour Al-Turki of the Saudi Interior Ministry who "categorically denied" that any third party played a role in his surrender.
Al Ruwaily "returned from Syria to hand himself in."
Earth Times quotes the Saudi Press Agency
Saudi Press Agency
The Saudi press agency ' was established in 1971 as the first national news agency. The main goal of its establishment was to serve as a central body to collect and distribute local and international news in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad....
that Al-Ruweili: "spent the past six years moving between Iraq to Syria."
Earth Times reports he was ranked 61 on the list of 85 suspects.
According to Intelwire he ranked 4th on the list of suspects.
Earth Times reports Egyptian authorities helped mediate his surrender to Saudi authorities.
According to Al-Arabiya television he was: "in charge of recruiting Al-Qaeda fighters and deploying them in Syria and Iraq."
According to ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
"A news Web site close to the [Saudi] ministry said Thursday that al-Ruwaily was a key figure in al-Qaida training camps along Syria's border with Iraq."
According to the Saudi Gazette Al-Ruweili was born in Qatar, was "closely linked to" Al Qaeda, and was known within Al Qaeda members in Iraq as "Emir Al-Hedoud" i.e. "the prince of borders", due to his supply of forged documents and weapons.
The Saudi Gazette reports that he left Saudi Arabia, for Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
on his way to Syria on April 4, 2003, very shortly after the American invasion of Iraq.
The Saudi Gazette reports that he "succeeded in recruiting dozens if not hundreds of the brainwashed youth and masterminding their infiltration into Iraq through the Iraqi-Syrian border."