Abu Omar al-Kuwaiti

For the 10th century physician Abu Zaid al-Balkhi, see Ahmed ibn Sahl al-Balkhi. For the al Qaeda member, see Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti.

Ahmad Nasser Eid Abdullah Al-Fajri Al-Azimi, also, Abu Omar Al-Kuwaiti[1] and Abu Zaid (1972 – 16 February 2005) was a Kuwaiti and suspected al-Qaeda agent operating first in Afghanistan and later in Chechnya and the wider Caucasus area.[2][3]

Biography

Abu Zaid worked as an actor in Kuwaiti TV programs for children until he turned to religion and started working as an Imam at the Safwan Bin Omayah Mosque of Kuwait City. His tenure as Imam was brief, as he was terminated for illegally collecting donations from the mosque goers. In 1998, Abu Zaid travelled to Afghanistan where he reportedly trained at al-Qaeda’s Al Farouq training camp. In 1999, he travelled to Chechnya.[4] The Russian government later accused him of involvement in terrorist activity, including the Beslan school hostage crisis.[5][6]

On 16 February 2005, Abu Zaid died after having been surrounded by Russian special forces in his safehouse in Ingushetia.[7][8][9] He was married to a Chechen woman,[10] with whom he had two sons.[4]

References

  1. ^ Is the Salafi-Jihadist way still an obstacle to Russia in Chechnya? Archived 5 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine By Murad Batal al-Shistani
  2. ^ Evan Kohlmann (23 February 2005). "Death of Al-Qaida Emissary Abu Omar al-Kuwaiti (.pdf)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  3. ^ Murad Batal Al-Shishani. "The Rise and Fall of Arab Fighters in Chechnya (.pdf)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  4. ^ a b Murad Batal al-Shishani (18 May 2005). "Is the Salafi-Jihadist way still an obstacle to Russia in Chechnya?". Central Asia Analyst. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  5. ^ Russian parliament report on Beslan backs security forces actions, 22 December 2006
  6. ^ Beslan Massacre Probe Defends Russian Forces Washington Post 23 December 2006
  7. ^ 'AND BE TOUGHER ON THEM, TOUGHER.' - Antiterrorist Operations Continue in Nearly Every Republic of the North Caucasus The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, No. 8, Vol. 57, 23 March 2005, page(s): 11–11
  8. ^ World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Suspected Qaeda Operative Dead New York Times, 22 February 2005
  9. ^ Putin Orders Crackdown on Islamic Militants Fox News 21 February 2005
  10. ^ Tatyana Gritsenko (21 April 2006). "Родственные связи" (in Russian). Vremya Novostey. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2025.


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