Khalid al-Fawwaz
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Khalid Abdulrahman al-Fawwaz kunya
: Abu Omar al-Sebai (أبو عمر) is a Saudi
who has been under indictment in the United States since 1998, accused of helping to prepare the
1998 United States embassy bombings
. He has been in the custody of the United Kingdom since September of that year, fighting his extradition.
Al-Fawwaz appears in UN 1267 Committee
's list of individuals belonging to or associated with al-Qaeda
, and is embargoed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
by the US Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control
.
According to the Treasury statement, al-Fawwaz was born on August 25, 1962. He moved to London
in 1994. He was appointed by Osama bin Laden
as the first head of the media organ called the Advice and Reform Committee
in London. In 1995, while bin Laden was in Sudan, al-Fawwaz was said to be attempting to pave the way for bin Laden to move to Britain.
He was arrested as part of Operation Challenge, which arrested seven men living in Britain through use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989, accusing them of links to al-Jihad. One of the men was charged with possession of a weapon. Six months after the arrests, British Muslims staged a demonstration in front of 10 Downing Street
to protest the continued incarceration of the seven men.
L'Houssaine Kherchtou
, testifying for the United States, claimed that al-Fawwaz had been the leader of a "Abu Bakr Siddique camp", which he contradictingly placed in Hayatabad
, Pakistan or Khost
, Afghanistan.
Kunya
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: Abu Omar al-Sebai (أبو عمر) is a Saudi
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...
who has been under indictment in the United States since 1998, accused of helping to prepare the
1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998, in which hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous truck bomb explosions at the United States embassies in the East African capitals of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The date of the...
. He has been in the custody of the United Kingdom since September of that year, fighting his extradition.
Al-Fawwaz appears in UN 1267 Committee
United Nations Security Council Committee 1267
The 1267 Committee , was established on 15 October 1999, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1267 concerning Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and/or the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. The 1267 Committee is one of three Security Council committees dealing with counter-terrorism...
's list of individuals belonging to or associated with al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
, and is embargoed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Specially Designated Global Terrorist is a designation authorized under U.S. Executive Order 13224 , among other executive orders, and Title 31, Parts 595, 596, and 597 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, among other U.S. laws and regulations. SDGT designations are administered and enforced...
by the US Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of Foreign Assets Control
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. OFAC administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S...
.
According to the Treasury statement, al-Fawwaz was born on August 25, 1962. He moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1994. He was appointed by 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...
as the first head of the media organ called the Advice and Reform Committee
Advice and Reform Committee
The Advice and Reform Committee or Advice and Reformation Committee was the London office of what is now called al-Qaeda from 1994 until the arrest of Khalid al-Fawwaz in 1998...
in London. In 1995, while bin Laden was in Sudan, al-Fawwaz was said to be attempting to pave the way for bin Laden to move to Britain.
He was arrested as part of Operation Challenge, which arrested seven men living in Britain through use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989, accusing them of links to al-Jihad. One of the men was charged with possession of a weapon. Six months after the arrests, British Muslims staged a demonstration in front of 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
to protest the continued incarceration of the seven men.
L'Houssaine Kherchtou
L'Houssaine Kherchtou
L'Houssaine Kherchtou was an early initiate in al-Qaeda, joining the militant group in 1991. In 2000, he pled guilty to conspiracy to murder, but as he was the chief witness against four of his former colleagues, all of whom were subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment, his charges were...
, testifying for the United States, claimed that al-Fawwaz had been the leader of a "Abu Bakr Siddique camp", which he contradictingly placed in Hayatabad
Hayatabad
Hayatabad is a posh, modern suburb on the south-western fringe of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was named after Hayat Sherpao late Governor of NWFP & notable leader of Pakistan Peoples Party...
, Pakistan or Khost
Khost
Khost or Khowst is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Khost province, which is a mountainous region near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan...
, Afghanistan.