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Born Sultan Jubran Sultan al-Qahtani (سلطان جبران سلطان القحطاني) on August 19, 1974 in Saudi Arabia,〔〔Redorbit, (Saudi sought by FBI wanted in homeland ), September 7, 2003〕 Zubayr al-Rimi was a militant in al-Qaeda's Saudi wing.〔 Accused of complicity in the Riyadh compound bombings, al-Rimi was alternately reported as surrendering himself to authorities or dying in a September 2003 shootout. ==Life== The son of a security officer, al-Rimi attended Zutanya College in Adha for three years,〔Al-Yaum, (استشهاد رجل أمن ومقتل 3 مطلوبين في جازان ), September 24, 2003〕〔Brachman, Jarret. "Global Jihadism", 2008. pp. 144–146〕 and married the Moroccan Hanan Raqib.〔(FBI – Seeking Information: Zubayr al-Rimi )〕 On September 1, 2001, al-Rimi told his father he was leaving southern Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, but secretly traveled to Afghanistan where he met with militant leaders.〔 In December, al-Rimi participated in the Battle of Tora Bora which saw Osama bin Laden escape from a snare set by American forces.〔 He returned to Saudi Arabia in approximately January 2002, and re-enrolled in classes and finished his degree in Physical Education, before again returning to Afghanistan.〔 In November 2002, al-Rimi was introduced to the American Ahmed Omar Abu Ali by their mutual friend Moeith al- Qahtani who had studied at the Islamic University of Medina.〔United States Department of Justice, (Ahmed Omar Abu Ali v. USA ), 08-464, October 6, 2008〕 Several months later, al-Rimi introduced Abu Ali to Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi, who sent the American back to his country to await further instructions.〔〔(Newsmax ) on the pre-trial proceedings in the case of Abu Ali, September 20, 2005〕 At 5 pm on May 6, the Saudi authorities raided a weapons cache in the Eshbiliah Quarter of Riyadh, and seized 55 grenades, five large bags filled with 377 kilograms of explosives, four machine guns with three boxes containing approximately 2,250 rounds, five computers, telecommunication devices, travel documents, identity cards, notebooks, bulletins, 253,717 Riyals and 5,300 American dollars. A search of the compound also turned up a parked car with three machine guns and a number of masks. The militants drove up while the police were searching the house, and quickly fled the scene until their car stalled, at which point they carjacked a nearby driver and escaped.〔Riyadh Daily, "Manhunt launched after Arms Haul", May 8, 2003〕〔Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource and Directory, (Saudi security authorities abort attempted terrorist attack ), May 7, 2003〕 Six days later, the group carried out the Riyadh compound bombings that killed 26–34 people, including 9 American citizens.〔〔〔MSNBC, "FBI bulletin linked al-Rimi to threats against U.S.", 2003〕 The authorities subsequently issued a list of 19 names tied to the bombing, including al-Rimi, Abdul Rahman Jabarah, al-Faqasi and four of the dead bombers.〔 From May 26–27, the Saudi authorities raided a number of suspected terrorist hideaways, killing or capturing six of the 15 men from their list. Again, both al-Rimi and al-Faqasi escaped from an assaulted farm, this time dressed in women's clothing.〔〔 On May 27, Abu Ali messaged al-Rimi in Arabic, making a veiled reference to the Saudi raid; Al-Rimi's wife was arrested in the beginning of June along with the wife of al-Faqasi and two other women.〔IntelCenter Terrorism Incident Reference, 2008. p. 18〕 She was turned over to his father for safekeeping, who sought to return her to Morocco.〔〔Library Information and Research Service, "The Middle East", 2004. p. 323〕〔Al Jazeera, (Saudi Arabia beefs up security ), June 3, 2003〕 Al-Rimi replied to Abu Ali on June 6, explaining that he had escaped the raid, but did not know the extent of who else had been captured, except that he had heard 'Adil was similarly safe. He cautioned Abu Ali to ready himself, and refrain from any risky behaviour which might give away his cover; He wrote a letter to Saudi scientists, another to militants, another to his family, one to his wife, one to Qahtan Ghamdi, one to American president George W. Bush, and a public letter insisting he had not been involved in the Riyadh bombings but would continue to fight against American presence in the Arabian peninsula.〔Aawsat, (سلطان القحطاني أحد المطلوبين الـ19 في رسالة: نعد العدة لخلع أنياب الأميركيين ), June 10, 2003〕 In September 2003, the FBI issued an alert for four people they alleged "pose a threat to U.S. citizens", including Abderraouf Jdey, Adnan G. El Shukrijumah and the previously unknown al-Rimi and Karim el-Mejjati.〔CNN, (FBI seeks 4 suspected of terrorist activities ), September 2003〕 His father stated that it was unlikely al-Rimi was in the United States, since he was unable to speak English.〔 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「Zubayr Al-Rimi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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