Saleh Al-Qaraawi

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Who is Saleh Al-Qaraawi?

Saleh Al-Qaraawi a Saudi national and the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. He was identified as such on February 3, 2009 when Saudi Arabian security officials identified him through a list of their 85 most wanted list.

He was also a founder of the related Abdullah Azzam Brigades in 2009 as an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant and throughout the Middle East.

According to Asharq Al-Awsat and The Long War Journal, al-Qaraawi was arrested on June 9, 2012 after returning to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan where he was reportedly wounded in a drone strike.

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on July 23, 2013

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