Mullah Krekar in a Norwegian court of law.

Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (Arabic: نجم الدين فرج أحمد), commonly known as Mullah Krekar (Arabic: الملا كريكار), born July 7, 1956, is an Iraqi Kurd who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Norwegian and English. Image File history File links Image of mullah Krekar. ... Image File history File links Image of mullah Krekar. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Kurdish language is a language spoken in the region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam, which was set up and commenced operations in Iraqi Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. (In Norway it is illegal to expel someone if he is in risk of death or torture). Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: انصار الاسلام, Supporters or Partisans of Islam) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist group, promoting a radical interpretation of Islam and holy war. ...

Authorities in the Kurdish Regional Government in Northern Iraq have repeatedly asked for Ahmad ("Krekar") to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. The Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: حكومه تى هه ريمى كوردستان, Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan, Arabic: اقلیم کردستان) is an autonomous, federally recognized political entity located in northern Iraq. ... Arbil (also written Erbil or Irbil; BGN: Arbīl; Arabic: , Arbīl; Kurdish: , Hewlêr; Syriac: ܐܪܒܝܠ, Arbela, Turkish: Erbil) is believed by many to be one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world and is one of the larger cities in Iraq [1] [2] [3]. The city lies...

Proceedings against Krekar

In August 2002, while Krekar was in Iraq, the Norwegian government revoked his refugee status on the grounds that he had traveled back to his homeland and spent long periods there directing terrorist activities.^[1]

Krekar was arrested in the Netherlands at an airport near Amsterdam in September 2002, after Iran denied him entry and sent him back to Europe. He was interviewed by FBI agents (at Krekar's request, in an attempt to clear his and his group's name); no extradition request was made.^[2] He was deported to Norway in January 2003. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

In February 2003 the Norwegian government ordered Krekar to be deported to Iraq, but as of October 2006 the order had not been implemented because of the security environment in Iraq, and the risk that Krekar could face the death penalty there (Norway will not deport people in these circumstances). Krekar has unsuccessfully challenged the expulsion order in court, with the order being confirmed in September 2005. Norway's government has said that the new government to be elected in Iraq in December 2005 might permit discussion on whether Krekar's expulsion order can be implemented.^[1] Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

On March 21, 2003 his arrest was ordered by Økokrim, the Norwegian law enforcement agency for financial crime, to ensure he did not leave the country while accusations that he had financed terrorist attacks using Norway as a base were investigated. Court proceedings against Krekar were however dropped when it proved impossible to prove his connections with the terrorist attacks staged in Iraq by Ansar al-Islam during his leadership. Indeed, it has been difficult to establish when his term as leader ended. March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Økokrim (full translated name: Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime; Økokrim is short for Økonomisk Kriminalitet (Economic Crime)) is Norways central unit for fighting economic, environmental and computer related crimes. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Terrorist redirects here. ...

The United States government has declared Ansar al-Islam a terrorist group, but Krekar denies that it was during the time he headed it, and says he no longer does. While Krekar has not been found guilty of anything, a number of his opinions have met little sympathy; he was once recorded claiming that Osama bin Laden is the "jewel in the crown of Islam".^[3] and that he was proud of what Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "has done and that he has become a martyr".^[4] Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Wikinews has news related to: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: , , Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006) was a Jordanian who ran a militant training camp in Afghanistan alongside Osama bin Laden. ...

In September 2005 the Iraqi Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal said that Krekar was wanted in Iraq and should be tried there.^[2] Abdel Hussein Shandal is an Iraqi politician who was the Justice Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. ...

About the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, he said to the Norwegian media "This is a declaration of war against of our religion, our faith, and our civilization. We Muslims are ready for this."^[5] The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, as they were first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...

Krekar told the Kurdish magazine Awene that he wants to return to Iraq to fight openly against the Iraqi government and the coalition, but that he lacked travel documents from the Norwegian government. He confirmed to a Norwegian newspaper that he had been correctly quoted. ^[6] The Norwegian minister of labour and migration, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, responed that Krekar could leave at any time and that he would be given "travel documents within the day. He'll also get money for airline tickets, taxi cab, and the whole deal. If he really wants to go, that is. " ^[7] Krekar is still living in Norway. In norway he is mostly known as pølse Hansen. ...

On December 7, 2006, the United States Department of the Treasury designated Mullah Krekar as one of five individuals providing financial support to terrorist organizations. In a statement he is accused of provding funds for Ansar al-Sunnah, an active Iraqi terror-organization descended from Ansar al-Islam. The press release states that "This designation freezes any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits all financial and commercial transactions by any U.S. person with the designees".^[8] Mullah Krekar was later that day added to the United Nations Security Council list of individuals belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaida organization.^[9] All member states of the United Nations are obliged to freeze assets and prevent entry or transit through their territories with regard to the individuals included on the list. Anders Romarheim, a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, believes that the placement of Mullah Krekar on this list is a United States strategy to put pressure on Norway.^[10] is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. Treasury building today. ... Jaish Ansar al-Sunna or Army of the Protectors of the Sunna (faith) (Arabic: جيش أنصار السنه ) , is an Islamist militant group in Iraq that fought the US-led occupation and US-backed interim government of Iyad Allawi, and continues to fight the new ruling government of Jalal Talabani. ... Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: انصار الاسلام, Supporters or Partisans of Islam) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist group, promoting a radical interpretation of Islam and holy war. ... “UNSC” redirects here. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

CIA, Pentagon and Navy Seals

In 2003, two CIA agents, Cynthia Dame Logan and Gregory Asherleighs were sent to Norway. They arrived right after the same agents kidnapped Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr from Milan, Italy. Both agents are wanted within the Schengen area of jurisdiction. A few days before they arrived, Krekar's lawyer, Brynjar Meling, asked for police protection of Mullah Krekar. The Norwegian Intelligence Service admits it had knowledge of the agents visit to Norway, and Meling confirms he had heard rumours that Krekar was to be kidnapped and transferred to Guantanamo Bay. If the operation was not approved beforehand by Norway it would have been a violation of Norwegian law. Mullah Krekar was never kidnapped. ^{[11] [12]}. At one point, a Pentagon official proposed inserting a US Navy Seal team to engage in a "snatch rope" operation against Krekar. The plan was rejected because of fear that the Norwegian police would fire at the invading Seals.^[13] The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr (born c. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ...  Implementing countries  Implementing through partnership with a signatory state  Members (not yet implemented)  Expressed interest in joining A monument to the Agreement in Schengen A typical Schengen border crossing without any border control post, just the common EU-state sign welcoming the visitor, as here between Germany and Austria The... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation center under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO), has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002. ...

Trivia

• In April 2006 fellow Muslim Tommy Sharif, well renowned businessman, offered Krekar NOK 500,000 (approx. US$80,000) if he would leave Norway, saying that Krekar was "a pest for all Muslims in Norway." Krekar rejected the offer.^[14]

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Bibliography

• (Norwegian) Krekar, Mulla (2004). Med egne ord ("In My Own Words"). Autobiography. Oslo: Aschehoug. 246 pp. ISBN 82-03-22968-9. Translated from Arabic.

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Notes

1. ^ Mullah Krekar loses refugee status
2. ^ FBI questions Iraqi Kurd militant
3. ^ -Osama bin Laden is a good Muslim VG
4. ^ Krekar honors al-Zarqawi Aftenposten
5. ^ - Now this is war TV 2
6. ^ -Jeg vil reise hjem Dagbladet
7. ^ "Hvis Krekar vil til Irak, skal han få reisedokumenter på dagen" Dagbladet
8. ^ Treasury Designations Target Terrorist Facilitators
9. ^ Security Council Committee adds two individuals to Al-Qaida section of consolidated list
10. ^ Krekar tops US terrorist list Aftenposten
11. ^ Norwegian Intelligence knew about CIA-Agents Aftenposten
12. ^ Bonus points revealed CIA-agents Aftenposten
13. ^ Hitting the Pocketbook Newsweek
14. ^ www.nettavisen.no - Krekar - a plague for Muslims

• 1 Associated Press Worldstream, 28 October 2005, "Norway's new government says expulsion order for Ansar al-Islam founder stands"
• 2 UPI, September 13, 2005, "UPI Intelligence Watch"

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External links

• "Al-Qaeds Resembles the Zionist Movement before the Establishment of the State of Israel" LBC TV on July 8, 2007
• "The CIA and The Militant Who Eluded It in Norway" – By Craig Whitlock (journalist), The Washington Post, December 4, 2006.
• Mullah Krekar Interview (WMV) – By Jonathan Miller (reporter), Ivan O'Mahoney (producer), Insight News Television
• "Krekar contradicts his own defense" – By Inger Anne Olsen, Aftenposten, 9 January 2004
• Mullah Krekar: Leader of Kurdish Ansar al-Islam – By Trevor Stanley, in Perspectives on World History and Current Events (PWHCE), 2005
• "Krekar can be expelled soon" – Aftenposten/NTB, 16 March 2006