Wanas al-Faqih

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Wanas al-Faqih

Wanas al-Faqih is believed to be a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb, who planned a 2015 terrorist bombing that killed 20 civilians.[1]

US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson named al-Faqih and two other men, as terrorists, and the State Department listed him on its official list of designated terrorist.[2][3][4][5] This listing authorized US officials to freeze his financial resources.

The justification for listing al-Faqih was that he was believed to have planned the 2015 Bardo Museum bombing.[4][5] According to the Voice of America al-Faqih was also believed to have helped Noureddine Chouchane.[6] They described this as an anomaly, because Chouchane was a leader in the rival organization ISIS.[7]


References

  1. "US State Department adds three people affiliated with Al-Qaeda to terror list". Arab News (Washington DC). 2018-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107113940/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1219336/world. Retrieved 2021-01-03. "Wanas Al-Faqih is an AQIM associate who planned the March 18, 2015 Bardo Museum attack in Tunis that killed at least 20 people." 
  2. Rex W. Tillerson (2017-12-11). "Designation of Wanas al-Faqih as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist". Federal Register. Washington DC. p. 1093. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118003721/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/09/2018-00195/designation-of-wanas-al-faqih-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist. Retrieved 2021-01-02. "Acting under the authority of and in accordance with section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I hereby determine that the person known as Muhammad al-Ghazali, aka Rashid, aka Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghazali, aka Abu Hisham Mawari, aka Abu Hisham al-Mawari, aka Abu Sa'id, aka Abu Faris committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threatens the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States." 
  3. "State Department Terrorist Designations of Muhammad al-Ghazali, Abukar Ali Adan, and Wanas al-Faqih" (Press release). Washington DC. 2018-01-04. Archived from the original on 2020-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20201220035811/https://www.state.gov/state-department-terrorist-designations-of-muhammad-al-ghazali-abukar-ali-adan-and-wanas-al-faqih/. Retrieved 2021-01-02. "These designations impose strict sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. Among the consequences of these designations, all of their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them." 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Thomas Josceyln; Bill Roggio (2018-01-04). "State Department designates 3 al Qaeda figures as global terrorists". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102094321/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/01/state-department-designates-3-al-qaeda-figures-as-global-terrorists.php. Retrieved 2021-01-02. "State listed the three al Qaeda figures as Wanas al-Faqih from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abukar Ali Adan from Shabaab (al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa), and Muhammad Al Ghazali from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The three al Qaeda branches wage insurgencies in their respective regions while continuing to plot terrorist attacks elsewhere, including against Western interests." 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Al Shabaab deputy chief in US list of global terrorists". The East African. 2018-01-05. Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102095243/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Shabaab-deputy-chief-in-US-list-of-global-terrorists/4552908-4252364-format-sitemap-7em1wdz/index.html. Retrieved 2021-01-02. "Two other al-Qaeda leaders – Muhammad al-Ghazali (in Arabian Peninsula) and Wanas al-Faqih (in Islamic Maghreb) – were also added to terrorists' list. 'Al-Ghazali is involved in internal security and training of the group’s operatives,' the US State Department said." 
  6. Jeff Seldin (2018-05-25). "On Africa's Terror Landscape, Double Agents Abound". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042212/https://www.voanews.com/usa/africas-terror-landscape-double-agents-abound. Retrieved 2021-01-03. "Only that was a problem. Whereas Chouchane was working for Islamic State, Faqih was known for his work for IS's northern African rival, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)." 
  7. Jeff Seldin (2018-01-04). "Interesting. @StateDept says #AQIM associate Wanas al-Faqih planned the deadly March 2015 #Bardo Museum attack in #Tunis. In Feb 2016 @DeptofDefense targeted #ISIS senior facilitator Noureddine Chouchane, calling him a suspect in the Bardo attack". Twitter. https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/949067523399606272. Retrieved 2021-01-03.