Abu Sulayman al-Utaybi
Abu Sulayman al-Utaybi (died May 2008) was a Saudi Arabian Islamic militant who is noted as a critic of the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq.
History[edit]
He was born 1980 in Saudi Arabia. He studied at the prestigious Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. He abandoned his studies in 2006 and joined al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) His name was in the Sinjar Records, a database of AQI personnel found in September 2007.[1]
He was made Chief Judge of the Islamic State of Iraq in March 2007. He released public sermons in April and June 2007.[citation needed]
He left the Islamic State of Iraq in August 2007 with Abu Dujanah al-Qahtani, and traveled across Iran with the assistance of Ansar al-Sunna to Pakistan.[citation needed]
He was a critic of the leadership of Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.[2]
Death[edit]
He was killed in an American airstrike in Paktia province, Afghanistan in May 2008.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "The First Defector: Abu Sulayman al-Utaybi, the Islamic State, and al-Qa'ida | Combating Terrorism Center at West Point". Ctc.usma.edu. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Intercepted Letters from al-Qaeda Leaders Shed Light on State of Network in Iraq | Foundation for Defense of Democracies". Defenddemocracy.org. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Death of a Sulayman jihadica". Jihadica.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Al Qaeda operatives killed in Afghanistan were Saudis". The Long War Journal. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2016.