Younis al-Mauritani
| Younis al-Mauritani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1981[1] Saudi Arabia[2] |
| Nationality | Mauritanian |
Younis al-Mauritani, born Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhammad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim,[3] is an al-Qaeda chief arrested on charges of planning and executing international operations for the global terror network including involvement in the 2010 European terror plot. The White House praised the capture - reportedly the result of co-operation between US and Pakistani intelligence services. Younis was arrested along with two associates. This capture comes a month after the United States reported they would be withholding millions of financial assistance from the Pakistani government.[4]
Al-Mauritani was captured by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence with Frontier Corps Balochistan and assistance from U.S. intelligence on September 6, 2011 in his Quetta, Pakistan safehouse.[5]
Al-Mauritani was extradited to Mauritania on May 31, 2013.[6] He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on April 20, 2015.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20110907.aspx
- ↑ https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/sc10385.doc.htm
- ↑ http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1289.aspx
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda chief Younis al-Mauritani held, says Pakistan". BBC. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ "Key Al Qaeda agent Younis Al Mauritani captured in Pakistan". The National. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ "Mauritania Says U.S. Sent Prisoner From Afghan Base". The New York Times. 1 June 2013.
- ↑ http://hosted2.ap.org/OKALT/2c9bced18f3c4632a8ae8740a2d36458/Article_2015-04-21-AF--Mauritania-Al-Qaida/id-96ef8ec54355469c92623b5e028b3dfa