Abu Anas al-Liby

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Abu Anas al-Liby ( Arabic أبو أنس الليبي, DMG Abū Anas al-Lībī ; civilنزيه عبد الحميد الرقيعي / Nazīh ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ar-Ruqaiʿī ; * March 30, 1964 or May 14, 1964 in Tripoli ; † January 2, 2015 near New York City ) was a Libyan terrorist suspect who was considered al-Qaeda’s most important computer expert . In October 2001 (shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York) the FBI put al-Liby on the list of the most wanted terrorists.

Life

Al-Liby studied in Libya. Meanwhile he belonged to the Islamist opposition. In the early 1990s, al-Liby moved to Sudan, where he joined Osama bin Laden . In 1995 he was briefly given political asylum in Great Britain as an opponent of Gaddafi . He is said to have been one of the masterminds behind the terrorist attacks on the US embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi in 1998 . At the beginning of October 2013 al-Liby was arrested in Tripoli by the American special unit Delta Force with the help of the CIA and FBI and then interrogated without a lawyer.

The Libyan government said in a statement that it knew nothing about the operation and did not consent to it. In addition, al-Liby should be brought before a Libyan court. According to high-ranking, anonymous American government officials, the Libyan government had given its fundamental approval to the operation weeks beforehand.

Al-Liby has been charged with terrorism , including aiding and abetting planning the bombings on the United States' embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. He appeared before the Manhattan federal court on October 15, 2013, pleading not guilty. Because of the suspected increased risk of flight and because he was classified as a threat to public safety, the court refused to grant him a temporary release on bail .

Abu Anas al-Liby died on January 2, 2015, shortly before the start of the trial against him, of complications from hepatitis C and liver cancer at the age of 50.

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Individual evidence

  1. Terrorist Libi: USA hold al-Qaida commander on naval ship. In: Spiegel Online. October 7, 2013
  2. ^ Evan F. Kohlmann and Josh Lefkowitz: Dossier: Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). ( Memento of October 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 316 kB) NEFA Foundation, October 2007
  3. Profile of Anas al-Liby at Global Security
  4. David D. Kirkpatrick, Nicholas Kulish and Eric Schmitt: US Raids in Libya and Somalia Strike Terror Targets. The New York Times, October 5, 2013, accessed October 5, 2013 .
  5. USA hold al-Qaida commander on naval ship. In: Spiegel Online . October 7, 2013, accessed June 7, 2019 .
  6. بيان صحفى بشأن اختطاف أحد المواطنين الليبيين ( Memento from October 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Arabic)
  7. Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt: US Officials Say Libya Approved Commando Raids. The New York Times, October 9, 2013, accessed October 10, 2013 .
  8. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/15/justice/al-libi-case/index.html?iref=allsearch
  9. ^ Al-Libi died before trial in the USA. ( Memento from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Luzerner Zeitung from January 3, 2015.