Post by Scumhunter on Sept 8, 2015 11:38:13 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of September 8th, 2015: (based on FBI.Gov wanted poster, AMW archives)
Full Name: Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub
Date(s) of Birth Used: October 16, 1966
Place of Birth: Tarut, Saudi Arabia
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 150 pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Olive
Sex: Male
Citizenship: Saudi Arabian
Language: Arabic
Traits & Habits:
-Often wearing head cover
-Member of the Islamic Militant Terrorist group, Hezbollah
-Known recruiter for Saudi Hezbollah
-Known liaison between Saudi Hezbollah and the Lebanese and Iranian Hezbollah
-Has ties to Al-Qaeda
-Wanted for involvement in the planning of the Khobar Towers attack
-Has ties to Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia
TIPS: The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub. If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Ibrahim Mohammed Salih Al-Yacoub is one of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists. His AMW archive says he was a web-exclusive although I can swear he was aired after 9/11 on AMW. In any case, here is the wikipedia description of his alleged terrorist history:
Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub, born October 16, 1966 in Qatif, Saudi Arabia is wanted by the United States government in connection with the June 25, 1996 attack on the Khobar Towers complex near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on June 21, 2001 on 46 separate criminal counts including murder for his role in the attack, which was led by Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil.
Months after his 2001 indictment in the 1996 attack, Al-Yacoub, then still a U.S. fugitive, was placed on the initial list of the FBI's top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists, which was released to the public by President Bush on October 10, 2001.
Al Yacoub is alleged to be a member of the pro-Iran Saudi Hizballah, or Hizballah Al-Hijaz, meaning Party of God, being led by Al-Mughassil. The group is one of a number of related Hezbollah terrorist organizations operating in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Bahrain, among other places, and was outlawed in Saudi Arabia.
Khobar Towers plot 1993-1996
The 2001 indictment traces the carefully organized 1996 bomb plot back to on or about 1993 when Al-Yacoub was part of a team instructed by Al Mughassil to begin surveillance of Americans in Saudi Arabia, including at the location of Khobar Towers as early as 1994.
Al-Yacoub remained one of the planners of the attack on Khobar Towers through at least early June 1996. The cell finalized plans on the evening of June 25, 1996, for the attack that night. In the subsequent blast, 19 American servicemen were killed, and 372 were wounded.
Immediately following the terrorist attack, the leaders fled the Khobar area and Saudi Arabia using fake passports.
Thoughts? While obviously I have a theme going for the next few weeks, this case is even more appropriate than the other terrorists posted since Al Mughassil was just caught last month. This should give us hope for Al-Yacoub as well.
web.archive.org/web/20121109074405/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=25306
www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/ibrahim-salih-mohammed-al-yacoub/view
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Salih_Mohammed_Al-Yacoub
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