Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
May 5, 2009
- Led cells in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen and was the mastermind and local manager of the bombing in October 2000 of the USS Cole. The success of the USS Cole operation appeared to have propelled Nashiri into a greater role.
- Tasked by Osama bin Laden at a private meeting in Afghanistan during 1998 to attack a U.S. or Western oil tanker off the coast of Yemen.
- At the time of his arrest, Nashiri was arranging funding for a Nov/Dec 2002 plit to crash a small airplane into the bridge of a Western navy vessel in Port Rashid, UAE.
- Was also orchestrating additional attacks, one targeting a U.S. housing compound in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, planned for mid-2003.
- Trained in explosives, Nashiri honed his expertise in suicide attacks and maritime operations.
- Acted as al-Qaeda's operations chief in the Arabian Peninsula until his capture in 2002.
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