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| Soddy al-Qaeda members were from leading Soddy tribes |
| 2006-02-28 |
| In a sign of weakening loyalties to the ruling tribe of Al-Saud, two Saudi suicide bombers who attacked the Abqaiq gas plant Friday, hail from two leading Saudi Najdi families with numerous members occupying leading official positions in the absolute monarchy. The first suicide bomber Abdullah AbdulAziz AlTwaiajri's, is relative to Abdul Aziz Al-Twaijri, King Abdullah's closest advisor for over 50 years, and among the most influential men in the country. Khalid and Abdul Mohsen Al-Twaijri are secretary and advisor for the King consecutively. Ahmed Othman Al-Twaijri is a member of the Shoura Council, and Major General Saad Al-Twaijri is the head of the Saudi Civil Defense. Numerous other members of Al-Twaijri family occupy political and security positions. Similarly is the case of Mohamed Saleh Al-Ghaith, who is a relative of Wahhabi cleric Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Ghaith, the head of the Saudi religious police. The Al-Saud ruling tribe depends on the loyalty of Najdi families to assure its grip on the country. Thus these families have been the prime recipients of most senior government offices. The fact that these families comprise Al-Qaeda suicide bombers undercuts the security of the tribal monarchy, and reveals that Al-Qaeda has penetrated and split the loyalty of leading families, families that the ruling Al-Saud depends on to maintain control. The Saudi government is dominated by Najdi officials, lead by the ruling tribe of Al-Saud, which occupies the largest share of senior political positions. A study by Dr. Mohamed Bin Sunitan, published in 2005, found that 78% of senior government jobs were held by Najdis, who make up only 26% of the country's citizens. |
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| The List: Saudi Arabia's 36 Most Wanted |
| 2005-06-29 |
| Al-Ghamdi, Otaibi...yep. We've seen a few of these names before: The new list of terrorists is as follows: (A) Terror suspects who are wanted for their roles in terrorist activities in the country and are believed to be inside the Kingdom. (1) Younus Mohamed Al-Hiyari, 36, Moroccan. He entered the country in 1991 to perform Haj. He has not left the country since and has gone underground. He has a wife and a child and was last seen east of Riyadh. (2) Fahd Farraj Al-Juwair, 35, Saudi. Born in Zulfi, his last residence was in Riyadh. (3) Zaid Saad Al-Samary, 31, Saudi. His last residence was in Al-Kharj. (4) Abdul Rahman Saleh Al-Miteb, 26, Saudi. He was born in Zulfi and lived in this central city. (5) Saleh Mansour Al-Harbi, 22, Saudi. He used to live in Buraidah in the Qasim region. (6) Sultan Saleh Al-Hasry, 26, Saudi. He used to live in Madinah. (7) Mohamed Abdul Rahman Al-Suwailemi, 23, Saudi. He used to live in Riyadh and has good computer skills. He is also good in using the Internet. He was last seen in Al-Kharj. (8) Mohamed Saleh Al-Ghaith, 23, Saudi. He used to live in Riyadh. (9) Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al-Tuwaijeri, 21, Saudi. He used to live in Buraidah. (10) Mohamed Saeed Al-Amry, 25, Saudi. He used to live in Madinah. (11) Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Motair, 21, Saudi. He was born in Zulfi where he used to live. He was last seen in Al-Kharj. (12) Walid Mutlaq Al-Radadi, 21, Saudi. He used to live in Madinah and was last seen in Al-Kharj. (13) Naif Farhan Al-Shammary, 24, Saudi. He used to live in Hafr Al-Baten. (14) Majed Hamid Al-Hasry, 29, Saudi. He used to live in Riyadh. (15) Abdullah Muhaya Al-Shammary, 24, Saudi. He used to live in Hail. (B) Terror suspects who are wanted for their role in domestic terrorist activities but information says they are abroad: (1) Noor Mohamed Moussa, 21, Chadian. (2) Manour Mohamed Yousef, 24, Chadian. (3) Othman Mohamed Kourani, 23, Chadian. (4) Mohsen Ayed Al-Fadhli, 25, Kuwaiti. (5) Abdullah Walad Mohamed Sayyed, 37, Mauritanian. (6) Zaid Hassan Humaid, 34, Yemeni. (7) Fahd Saleh Al-Mahyani, 24, Saudi. (8) Adnan Abdullah Al-Sharief, 28, Saudi. (9) Marzouq Faisal Al-Otaibi, 32, Saudi. (10) Adel Abdullateef Al-Sanie, 27, Saudi. (11) Mohamed Abdul Rahman Al-Dhait, 21, Saudi. (12) Sultan Sunaitan Al-Dhait, 24, Saudi. (13) Saleh Saeed Al-Ghamdi, 40, Saudi. (14) Faiz Ibrahim Ayub, 30, Saudi. (15) Khaled Mohamed Al-Harbi, 29, Saudi. (16) Mohamed Othman Al-Zahrani, 44, Saudi. (17) Abdullah Mohamed Al-Rumayan, 27, Saudi. (18) Mohamed Saleh Al-Rashoudi, 24, Saudi. (19) Saad Mohamed Al-Shahry, 31, Saudi. (20) Ali Matir Al-Osaimy, 23, Saudi. (21) Faris Abdullah Al-Dhahiry, 22, Saudi. |
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