Status of Major Al Qaeda Members (Extensive Update - March 4, 2003)

Various | March 4, 2003

[Indy Pendance]

Al_Qaeda Terrorist Killed

1. MOHAMMED ATEF, Egyptian, military chief: Killed - November 16, 2001* in U.S. airstrike,Biography, FR thread
   
2. QAED SALIM SINAN AL-HARETHI, Yemeni, Yemen operations chief: Killed - November 7, 2002* in U.S. airstrike, FR thread
   
3. TARIQ ANWAR AL-SAYYID AHMAD, Egyptian, operational planner: Killed - February 8, 2002*, in U.S. airstrike, No FR thread found.
   
4. MOHAMMED SALAH, Egyptian, operational planner: Killed - December 13, 2001*, in U.S. airstrike, No FR thread found.
   
5. HAMZA AL-QATARI, financier: Killed - March 30, 2002*, No FR thread found.
   
6. ABU SALAH AL-YEMENI: logistics, Killed - Feruary 8, 2002*, No FR thread found.
   
7. ABU JAFAR AL-JAZIRI, aide to Abu Zubyadah: Killed - Feruary 8, 2002*, No FR thread found.
   
8. ABU MOHAMMAD AL-MASRI, Egyptian, training camp commander: On FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list as Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah. Killed - March 3, 2003*, FR thread, Most Wanted Terrorist

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Al_Qaeda Terrorist Captured

1. KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED, Kuwaiti, suspected mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks: Capture- March 1, 2003*, FR thread
   
2. ABU ZUBAYDAH, Palestinian-Saudi, terrorist coordinator: Capture- April 1, 2002*, FR thread.
   
3. ABD AL-RAHIM AL-NASHIRI, Saudi, Persian Gulf operations chief: Capture- November 22, 2002*, FR thread.
   
4. OMAR AL-FAROUQ, Kuwaiti, Southeast Asia operations chief: Capture- November 21, 2002*, FR thread.
   
5. IBN AL-SHAYKH AL-LIBI, Libyan, training camp commander: Capture- January 8, 2002*, FR Thread.
   
6. ABD AL-HADI AL-IRAQI, training camp commander: Capture- April 1, 2002*, FR thread.
   
7. ABU ZUBAIR AL-HAILI, Saudi, operational planner: CaptureJune 10, 2002*, FR thread.
   
8. RAMZI BINALSHIBH, Yemeni, planner and organizer of Sept. 11 attacks: Capture- September 13, 2002*, FR thread.
   
9. ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI, charged as conspirator with Sept. 11 hijackers: Capture- August 15, 2001*, FR Thread.
   
10. MUSTAFA AHMED AL-HISAWI: Sept. 11 financer: Capture- March 1, 2003*, FR Thread.
    
11. MOHAMMED OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN, (aka Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahman Al-Muhajir, Abdel-Rahman, Mohammed K.A. Al-NamerEgyptian, operational planner and trainer: At large. Capture- March 1, 2003*, Biography, Most Wanted Terrorist, FR Thread
    

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1. USAMA BIN LADEN, Saudi, supreme leader: At large, on FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list. Biography
   
2. AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI, Egyptian, bin Laden's doctor, spiritual adviser: At large, on FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list. Biography
   
3. SAIF AL-ADEL, Egyptian, bin Laden security chief: At large, on FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list. Biography.
   
4. SHEIKH SAID AL-MASRI, Egyptian, bin Laden chief financier: At large.
   
5. TAWFIQ ATTASH KHALLAD, Yemeni, operational leader, suspected mastermind of USS Cole bombing in October 2000: At large.
   
6. SAAD BIN LADEN, Saudi, bin Laden's son: At large.
   
7. ABU MUSAB ZARQAWI, Jordanian, operational planner: At large.
   
8. ABU HAFS THE MAURITANIAN, (a.k.a. Mahfouz Ould Al-Walid, Khalid Al-Shanqiti, Mafouz Walad Al-Walid, Mahamedou Ouid Slahi. DOB 1 Jan 75.) operational and spiritual leader: At large.
   
9. SULAIMAN ABU GHAITH, Kuwaiti, al-Qaida spokesman: At large, Biography
   
10. MIDHAT MURSI, (aka Abu Khabab) Egyptian, chemical and bioweapons researcher: At large., Highlight for article.
    
11. MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA, bin Laden's brother-in-law Saudi, financier: At large.
    
12. SAAD AL-SHARIF, bin Laden's brother-in-law, Egyptian National, Saudi, financer: At large. Could this be ABU MOHAMMAD AL-MASRI (see above). Scarce Information.
13. AHMAD SAID AL-KADR, Egyptian-Canadian, financier: At large. Scarce Information.
    
14. ZAID KHAYR, operational leader: At large. No information available.
    
15. ABU BASIR AL-YEMENI, Yemeni, aide to Osama bin Laden: At large. No information available.
    
16. ABD AL-AZIZ AL-JAMAL, aide to al-Zawahri: At large. Two other bin Laden lieutenants, security chief Sayf al-Adl and aide Abd al Aziz al-Jamal, are thought to be taking over Atef's duties.
    
17. ZAKARIYA ESSABAR, member of cell with chief Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta. Hamburg connections, searches lead to German web sites.At large.
    
18. SAID BAHAJI, member of cell with chief Sept. 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta. Hamburg connections, searches lead to German web sites.At large.
    

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    * = Article publish dates, not to be considered the actual kill or capture date. I tried to reference the first publish article referencing the death or capture of each individual.

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    References:
    The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism
    Who's who in al-Qaeda
    Terrorism: Questions and Answers
    

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    Chronological listing of casualties:
    
    1. 08/15-01 - Capture - ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI
       
    2. 11-16-01 - Killed - MOHAMMED ATEF
       
    3. 12-13-01 - Killed - MOHAMMED SALAH
       
    4. 01-08-02 - Capture - IBN AL-SHAYKH AL-LIBI
       
    5. 02-08-02 - Killed - TARIQ ANWAR AL-SAYYID AHMAD
       
    6. 02-08-02 - Killed - ABU JAFAR AL-JAZIRI - Killed
       
    7. 02-08-02 - Killed - ABU SALAH AL-YEMENI
       
    8. 03-30-02 - Killed - HAMZA AL-QATARI Killed
       
    9. 04-01-02 - Capture- ABU ZUBAYDAH, Palestinian
       
    10. 04-01-02 - Capture - ABD AL-HADI AL-IRAQI
        
    11. 06-10-02 - Capture - ABU ZUBAIR AL-HAILI
        
    12. 09-13-02 - Capture - RAMZI BINALSHIBH
        
    13. 11-07-02 - Killed - QAED SALIM SINAN AL-HARETHI
        
    14. 11-21-02 - Capture - OMAR AL-FAROUQ, Kuwaiti
        
    15. 11-22-02 - Capture - ABD AL-RAHIM AL-NASHIRI
        
    16. 03-01-03 - Capture - KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED
        
    17. 03-01-03 - Capture - MUSTAFA AHMED AL-HISAWI
        
    18. 03-01-03 - Capture - MOHAMMED OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN
        
    19. 03-03-03 - Killed - ABU MOHAMMAD AL-MASRI
        

[Diddle E. Squat]

I think that we are about a generation or so away. Am a big believer in Strauss and Howe's theories in "Generations".

[Indy Pendance]

Thank you!

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks, hope you can use this information. Some of the links I provided are very interesting.

[Indy Pendance]

You're welcome. I hope you will use it if you have a chance.

[mikegi]

Unfortunately, the Al-Masri killed in Lebanon is NOT the Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah listed on the FBI's most wanted list. I thought it was him when the story first came but I emailed debka.com and they said these are two different people.

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks!

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks for the links! This is great!

[Indy Pendance]

While doing this research, I ran across his name many times, but never realized he wasn't on the list. I'll add him. Thanks for the reminder!

[Indy Pendance]

Just from my research, I was questioning some of the identities. Some could be the same, some could not. These terrorists have so many alias's. And many of the names are nearly the same. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah was one that I struggled with. I have to believe the government has a better list than what I put together from the internet.

[HAL9000]

Here is Associated Press list updated a few days ago - List of Some Major al-Qaida Figures (Reply #11)

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks, that's the initial list that got me going!

[bluefish]

Very nice. Can you make Osama yellow and green? What with his kidney disease and rotting limbs from the Tora Bora attacks and all, would seem to fit well heh heh..

[McGavin999]

WOW, what impressive work, thanks.

Howlin, thanks for the ping

[Bayou City]

BTTT...Great post!!!

[anniegetyourgun]

Dang, you're good! Thanks for placing this comprehensive thread on FR!

[okimhere]

what was the hardest, like I stated earlier, was the spelling of names.

LOL....I was thinking that as I struggled to SAY the names. Thanks ever so much for making this list. When the whinies like Daschle whine about 'we're losing the war on terror', this helps to know we are indeed NOT. Maybe I've been out of the news loop but I don't hear them whining much since March 1st's coup.

A big THANKS! again.

[Indy Pendance]

You're welcome!

For reference.....Yemenis accused of 'terror' links

[Mia T]

bump!

[Dog]

Another arrest to add to your list..

Shiek Mohammed Al Hassan Al-Moayad

This happened back on Jan 10th in Germany in a sting operation..

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks!