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
editHe 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
editHe 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.