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Abu al-Walid (ابو الوليد) (also transliterated as Abu al-Waleed and also called Abu al-Walid al-Ghamdi or simply Abu Walid) (1967 – 16 April 2004), was a Saudi Arabian of the Ghamd tribe who fought as a "mujahid" volunteer in Central Asia, the Balkans, and the North Caucasus. He was killed in April 2004 in Chechnya by the Russian federal forces. Al-Walid was one of the most prominent Arabs fighting in Chechnya. In 2002 he took over as Emir (commander) of an autonomous unit, composed mostly of non-Chechen mujahideen, following the death of Ibn al-Khattab on 20 March 2002. Abu al-Walid was accused by Russians of terrorist attacks on civilians, and alleged to be an agent of Saudi intelligence, the Muslim Brotherhood, or Bin Laden's al-Qaeda.〔 He never responded to the charges, but condemned abuses by Russian forces in Chechnya.〔("Russia warned of new attacks" ), Al Jazeera 〕 == Identity == During his lifetime, al-Walid stayed out of the spotlight. His predecessor, Ibn al-Khattab (more commonly known as Khattab), was known to have a personal camera crew of two who followed him into combat. Speculation arose about al-Walid's identity, whereabouts and actions, and occasionally there were rumours of his death. A persistent rumour was that he had drowned in June 2002, carried off on his horse after trying to ford a river.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amir Abu al-Walid and the Islamic Component of the Chechen War ) 〕 Russian officials announced his death at least seven times.〔("Chechnya's Abu Walid and the Saudi Dilemma" ), The Jamestown Foundation; 〕 and at one point, even his very existence was deemed doubtful. On 23 June 2002, his family gave an interview to the Saudi newspaper ''Al-Watan'', telling much about his background.〔("Interview with Abu Al-Walid's family" ), ''Al-Watan'', 23 June 2002 (Arabic) 〕 They said his full given name was Abd Al-Aziz Bin Ali Bin Said Al Said Al-Ghamdi.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Killing of Abu al-Walid and the Russian Policy in Chechnya ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abu al-Walid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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