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Fazul Abdullah Mohammed

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed (Arabic: فازول عبدالله محمد) (born either August 25, 1972; December 25, 1974; or February 25, 1974 -- January 8, 2007) was a suspected member of Al Qaeda and sometimes purported to be the leader of Al Qaeda's East Africa cell. Mohammed is believed to have been a conspirator in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, for which he was indicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Consequently, he was named on October 10, 2001 on the initial list of the FBI's top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists. He had once moved into the house of Egyptian Wadih el Hage (an early Brooklyn conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing), where he served as a secretary. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Highlights The so-called iTunes Law, which Apple has called state-sponsored piracy, is approved by the French Parliament (coat of arms pictured). ... Image File history File links Picture of Fazel Abdullah mohammed, from the FBI website. ... Image File history File links Picture of Fazel Abdullah mohammed, from the FBI website. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Al-Qaeda or al-Qaida (, translit: ; the Law, the foundation, or the base) is a militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states, with the stated objective of eliminating foreign influence in Muslim countries, eradicating those they deem... Al-Qaeda or al-Qaida (, translit: ; the Law, the foundation, or the base) is a militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states, with the stated objective of eliminating foreign influence in Muslim countries, eradicating those they deem...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Aftermath at the Nairobi embassy. ... The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Banner used by the FBI since inception on October 10, 2001 as the main title for the web site pages of both the group of wanted terrorists, and also on the wanted poster of each terrorist fugitive. ... Wadih el-Hage (born 1960) was an Al-Qaida member accused of conspiring in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. An independent city until its consolidation into New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New Yorks most populous borough, with a 2005 Census Estimate of 2,486,235 residents. ... In the World Trade Center bombing (February 26, 1993) a car bomb was detonated by Arab Islamist terrorists in the underground parking garage below Tower One of the World Trade Center in New York City. ...

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed has many aliases which can be viewed at his profile on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists listing. He is also commonly referred to as Haroun Fazul (also spelt Harun and Haroon). Mohammed was born in Moroni, Comoros Islands. He had citizenship from both the Comoros and Kenya. He spoke French, Swahili, Arabic, English, and Comorian.^[1] A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Banner used by the FBI since inception on October 10, 2001 as the main title for the web site pages of both the group of wanted terrorists, and also on the wanted poster of each terrorist fugitive. ... Moroni is the largest city of the Comores and since 1962 has also been its capital. ... The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. ... Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for derivation) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Comorian (Shikomor) is the most widely used language on the Comoros (independent islands in the Indian Ocean, off Mozambique and Madagascar). ...

On May 26, 2004, United States Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that reports indicated that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was one of seven al-Qaeda members who were planning a terrorist action for the summer or fall of 2004. ^[2] According to an FBI interrogation report, an associate of Mohammed confessed that the militant trained with Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. A $5 million dollar bounty was placed on Mohammed's head for his role in the 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.^[3] May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the United States Department of Justice The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see ) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States. ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force and intelligence agency which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Robert Swan Mueller III (born August 7, 1944) is the current Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... Al-Qaeda or al-Qaida (, translit: ; the Law, the foundation, or the base) is a militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states, with the stated objective of eliminating foreign influence in Muslim countries, eradicating those they deem...

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was, in early 2007, thought to be in the Ras Kamboni area of Southern Somalia under the protection of the Islamic Courts Union. On January 8, 2007 a US Air Force AC-130 gunship targeted Al-Qaeda in the area. It is likely he was one of the targets as The Pentagon has said the "target of the strike was the principal al Qaeda leadership in the region."^[4][5][6] His death was later verified in an intelligence report provided to Somali authorities by the United States.^[3]The United States has yet to confirm his death. Ras Kamboni is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Somalia, on a peninsula near the border with Kenya. ... Motto: none Anthem: none Capital formerly Mogadishu and Kismayu Largest city n/a Official languages Somali and Arabic Government Sharia Krytocracy  - Executive Chairman Sharif Sheikh Ahmed  - Shura Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys Civil War Faction Has not declared autonomy or independence   - Established June 6th 2006 in Mogadishu  Area  - Total not finalized... The AC-130 Gunship is an armed variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located at 48 N. Rotary Road, Arlington, Virginia 22211 (Map). ...

Aliases

Throughout his career, he has used many aliases. As well, there are many alternate spellings of his name. Thus he may appear under the following different names in reports: Abdallah Fazul, Abdalla Fazul, Abdallah Mohammed Fazul, Fazul Abdilahi Mohammed, Fazul Adballah, Fazul Abdalla, Fazul Mohammed, Haroon, Harun, Haroon Fazul, Harun Fazul, Fadil Abdallah Muhamad, Fadhil Haroun, Abu Seif Al Sudani, Abu Aisha, Abu Luqman, Fadel Abdallah Mohammed Ali, and Fouad Mohammed.

See also

• War in Somalia (2006-present)
• Battle of Ras Kamboni

Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist militias Alleged:  Eritrea Foreign jihadists Puntland Galmudug Transitional Government of Somalia  Ethiopia[1] Commanders Hassan Aweys Hasan Hersi Adan Ayrow Barre Adan Shire Hirale Abdi Qeybdid Adde Musa (Puntland) Meles Zenawi Strength 10,000 – 30,000 soldiers 500 – 2000 technicals Heavy weapons including artillery... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters[1] Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ethiopia United States Commanders Sharif Sheik Ahmed Yusuf Hassan TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Col. ...

References

1. ^ Fazul Abdullah Mohammed. Most Wanted Terrorists. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved on 2006-01-11.
2. ^ Transcript: Ashcroft, Mueller news conference, CNN.com, Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Posted: 8:19 PM EDT (0019 GMT)
3. ^ ^{a b} Al Qaeda militant killed CNN
4. ^ U.S. launches new attacks in Somalia
5. ^ U.S. airstrike targets al-Qaida in Somalia MSNBC
6. ^ Somali Government closes in on al-Qa'eda stronghold

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External links

• Fazul Abdullah Mohammed Wanted Page
• Mohammed profile at FBI Most Wanted Terrorists site