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Late on 12 May, several vehicles manned by heavily armed assault teams arrived at three Riyadh compounds: The Dorrat Al Jadawel, a compound owned by the London-based MBI International and Partners subsidiary Jadawel International, the Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound, occupied by a Virginia-based defense contractor that was training the Saudi National Guard. [2]
Riyadh Compound Bombings: Four simultaneous car bombs detonate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at various Western enclaves there, killing at least 35 people. U.S. and Saudi officials speculate that the bombs are the work of al Qaeda.
The May 2003 Riyadh compound bombings that launch Al Qaeda’s campaign, take Saudi society by surprise. But the government is quick to respond, and the stoic security chief Prince Muhammad bin Nayef relentlessly focuses all the firepower of the Saudi state on tracking down and killing the terrorists. Al Qaeda still has a lot up its sleeves and ...
12 May at least 35 are killed and over 200 wounded during simultaneous suicide attacks on 3 Western compounds in Riyadh. These included the Al Hambra compound which housed the British International School and the Vinnell Compound and one other. The number of fatalities was reported to be 35 however witnesses reported that the number was much ...
Khalid Mohammad bin Muslim Al-Arawi Al-Juhani (Arabic: خالد بن محمد مسلم الجهني, also known as Mu'awiyah al-Madani; died 12 May 2003) was a Saudi member of al-Qaeda. He appeared, cradling a rifle, in a 2002 videotape in which he promised a "martyrdom" attack. [ 1 ]
Reportedly was the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. [10] [53] Also referred to as "Abdullah Al-Qaraawi." [38] Described as the "most dangerous" individual on the list. [38] Captured in Saudi Arabia on June 9, 2012 after being gravely injured in a drone strike in Pakistan. [55] 31: Ahmed Abdullah Al Zahrani [38] 37: Ibrahim al-Asiri [38] 15: 38
LARNACA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A ship carrying almost 200 tonnes of food for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route to deliver aid to Palestinians on the brink of ...
Riyadh compound bombings: Three teams of suicide attackers opened fire on and blew themselves up at residential compounds mostly housing westerners. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: May 16 33 (+12) 100+ Morocco 2003 Casablanca bombings: A number of suicide bombers target restaurants, a hotel, the Belgian consulate and Jewish centers Salafia ...