On May 7, 2003, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced a list of 19 names who it said were planning to carry out subversive activities.[12] On May 12, 2003, the Riyadh compound bombings took place.
A list published on December 5, 2003 contained twenty-six names.[4]
When a new list was published in February 2009 Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that all, but one of the captives had been killed or captured.[29]
The list of June 28, 2005 contained thirty-six names.[4][5][6]
The Saudi government encouraged those named on the list to surrender, and promised lenient treatment.
By April 7, 2007 the Saudi government reported that twenty-three of those individuals had been killed or captured.
36 individuals wanted by Saudi Arabia on 2005-06-28
His younger brother Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi was killed in a shootout with Saudi police, in October 2009, while dressed in a head-to-toe women's garment, and while wearing an explosive suicide belt.[34]
The most recently published list was published on February 3, 2009.[10][29][35][36]
It listed 85 individuals, 83 of whom were Saudis, and two were from Yemen.
Carol Rosenberg, reporting in the Miami Herald, wrote that six of the men on the new most wanted list were former Guantanamo captives.
Robert Worth, reporting in the New York Times, wrote that fourteen Saudis, formerly held in Guantanamo, had fallen under suspicion of supporting terrorism following their release.[37]
The men were all believed to be living outside of Saudi Arabia, some of them receiving militant training.
They were promised lenient treatment, and encouraged to turn themselves in at the nearest Saudi embassy.
An article published in Asharq Alawsat on February 6, 2009, noted the range in age among the suspects—from seventeen to fifty-two.[38]
This article named Abdullah El Qarawi, who it described as the "most dangerous" individual on the list, as the leader of Al Qaeda operations in the Persian Gulf.
According to the article Abdullah El Qarawi is just 26 years old, and most of the individuals on the list are between 25 and 25.
The article listed the names and ages of fifteen other individuals.
On February 7, 2009 the Saudi Gazette reported some details of some of the wanted men.[11]
The article named seven men it identified as former Guantanamo captives, and five other most wanted suspected terrorists it did not identify as former Guantanamo captives.
Individuals said to be named on the February 2009 list
Repatriated on May 14, 2003—one of the first captives to be repatriated.[40]
His repatriation was reported to have been part of an exchange of prisoners that resulted in the release of five United Kingdom citizens.[41][42]
In 2014, AQAP indicated in a three-part documentary about the group's former deputy leader Said Ali al-Shihri’s life and death that al-Shedocky was dead by having the phrase "May Allah accept him" posted next to his name. The phrase is reserved for jihadists who have been killed in battle. The group did not provide any details on al-Shedocky's death.[43]
The Saudi Gazette reported he is believed to have traveled to a neighboring country with his brother-in-law, fellow suspect and fellow former Guantanamo captive, Othman al-Ghamdi, leaving behind his wife and son.[11]
The Saudi Gazette reported he is believed to have traveled to a neighboring country with his brother-in-law, fellow suspect and fellow former Guantanamo captive, Adnan Al-Sayegh, leaving behind his wife and son.[11]
Attempted to assassinate Saudi PrinceMuhammad bin Nayef with a suicide bomb.[38][54] Al Aseery told security officials he wanted to surrender, but asked to meet the Prince personally.
The Saudi Gazette reports he is the brother to Fahd Al-Juwair who was killed in a shootout with Saudi security officials, following an attempt to blow up a petroleum facility.[11] His brother Fahd was listed on and earlier most wanted list.
Disappeared five months ago—had recently told his mother he was thinking of seeking an Islamic education outside of Saudi Arabia—but he hadn't said where.[11]
ABC News transliterates his name as "Fahad al-Ruwaily", and reports: "A news Web site close to the ministry said Thursday that al-Ruwaily was a key figure in al-Qaida training camps along Syria's border with Iraq."[65]
According to the Saudi Gazette, the list was published by Interpol on January 5, 2011.[67][68][69]
They reported one of the wanted men was 18, 34 of the men were between 20 and 30, and the remaining 12 were between 30 and 40.
The list of 47 suspects included the following individuals:[70]
According to the Agence France Presse, the SPA News Agency reported on May 23, 2009, that three Saudis suspected of ties to Al Qaida returned to Saudi Arabia and turned themselves in to authorities.[75]
The Arab News reported the identities of the three men were not made public, but that they had not been listed on the February 2009 most-wanted list.[76]
The Saudi Gazette reported that only two of the men voluntarily surrendered and that the third man was captured in Yemen.[77]
^ abcd"85 on Saudi wanted list of militants". Saudi Gazette. 2009-02-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-03. Al-Arabiya satellite news channel said the statement identified one of the militants, Saleh Al-Qaraawi, as the leader of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
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Omar El Okeily (2005-08-20). "Wanted al Haseri killed with the leader of al Qaeda al Awfi in latest clashes in Saudi Arabia". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 2007-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-21. Al Haseri's name featured in the list of 36 names announced by Saudi Arabia in June of this year. He was 29 years of age and lived in Riyadh. Owaida's name, however, was not included. According to new information obtained by Asharq Al Awsat, al Haseri died after his explosives belt detonated during following exchanges of fire in one of the capital's northern neighborhoods on Thursday. He had recently moved to the capital, after hiding in Medina, to hold discussions with other militants.
^"Saudi wanted militants killed in Yemen". Al Sawah. 2009-09-27. Sources told al-Hayat that other Saudi militants called their families and asked them to inform the family of al-Jolaiti that he along with a companion were killed.
^Bill Roggio (2011-01-10). "Saudi Arabia names 47 most-wanted terrorists". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26. Saudi Arabia's interior ministry has issued a new list of 47 most-wanted Saudi terrorists linked to al Qaeda. All of the 47 most-wanted leaders and fighters belonging to al Qaeda are outside of the Saudi kingdom.