Amin al-Haq
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Doctor Amin al-Haq is reported to have been a former OBL bodyguard, member of al Qaeda's leadership.[2][3][4] According to Bill Roggio, of the Long War Journal, al-Haq was a senior al Qaeda commander and former leader of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards. The Bush Presidency froze his assets on October 13, 2001.[5] Al-Haq is reported to have escaped from Tora Bora with Osama bin Laden.[6]
Al-Haq was reported to have been captured in Lahore, Pakistan, in early January 2008.[7][8] Al-Haq was released from Pakistani custody in September 2011. CBS News and National Public Radio cited al-Haq's release was a trigger for challenges of Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Windrem. "Al-Qaida leaders, associates". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4686491/ns/world_news-hunt_for_al_qaida/t/al-qaida-leaders-associates/#.T6bxjcV2IyE. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ↑ Bill Roggio (2011-09-21). "Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander: report". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/pakistan_frees_al_qa.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Dr. Amin al Haq, who served as the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden's Black Guard, was recently released by Pakistani authorities, according to a report in the Afghan Islamic Press, a jihadist news organization based in Peshawar. Al Haq was released from Pakistani custody several weeks ago, his family members told the Afghan Islamic Press."
- ↑ Bill Roggio (2011-09-29). "Amin al Haq confirmed to have been freed by Pakistan's ISI". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/amin_al_haq_confirmed_to_have.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Keep in mind that al Haq is on the US' list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and is a known member of al Qaeda. For more on al Haq, see LWJ report, Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander."
- ↑ Bill Roggio (2011-09-29). "Amin al Haq confirmed to have been freed by Pakistan's ISI". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/amin_al_haq_confirmed_to_have.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Keep in mind that al Haq is on the US' list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and is a known member of al Qaeda. For more on al Haq, see LWJ report, Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander."
- ↑ "Freezing Their Finances". New York Daily News. 2001-10-13. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-10-13/news/18355538_1_embassy-bombings-laden-al-qaeda. Retrieved 2012-08-13. "The Bush administration added 39 people and organizations yesterday to its list of suspected terrorists whose assets will be frozen." mirror page 1 mirror page 2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mark Memmott (2011-09). "Reports: Pakistan Has Freed Bin Laden's Former Bodyguard". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/29/140915040/reports-pakistan-has-freed-bin-ladens-bodyguard. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "As CBS adds, the release "raises more questions about Pakistan's commitment to tackle Islamic militant groups which operate within parts of the nation with near impunity.""
- ↑ "Senior al-Qaeda operative arrested in Pakistan". Novosti. 2008-01-07. http://en.rian.ru/world/20080107/95615893.html. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "The National newspaper cited an anonymous law enforcement source as saying that al-Haq, a leading al-Qaeda fugitive from Afghanistan and a close associate of late Afghani warlord Maulvi Younas Khalis, was arrested last week in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province, and is being interrogated by the Pakistani police."
- ↑ Bill Roggio (2008-01-06). "Report: Osama bin Laden's security coordinator captured in Pakistan". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/01/report_osama_bin_lad.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "A senior al Qaeda commander has been reported to have been captured in the Pakistani city of Lahore, according to a Pakistani newspaper. Dr. Amin al Haq, the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden's Black Guard, "was apprehended from Lahore couple of days back," The Nation reported, citing "credible Afghan sources.""