Abd al-Muhsin Al-Libi

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Muhsin Al libi
Born1966 or 1969
NationalityLibyan
OccupationLibyan Al-Qaeda leader.

Muhsin Al libi (born 1966 or 1969), frequently known as Ibrahim muhsin (also spelt Ibraheem muhsen), is an alleged Libyan Al-Qaeda leader.

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He is also connected with the alias "Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr" as well as many other aliases including "Abdalmushi", "Abdel Ilah Sabri" and "Abu Anas". [1]

He is currently believed to be leading forces of the "Western Shield" Islamist armed group. He was reportedly involved in the capture of a base called Camp 27 from the Libyan National Army in April 2014. [2]

The United Nations and the United States Treasury associate him with Al Qaeda. [3] [4]

On 20 December 2000, a grand jury in the Southern District of New York, the United States, returned an indictment against Tantoush in the case of the United States v. Usama bin Laden, et al. The five suspects were charged with the overall conspiracy to kill United States nationals and engage in other actions. Tantoush was, in particular, alleged to have been involved in the bombings of the United States Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in August 1998. [5]

He has also been linked to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.

Background

Abd al-Muhsin Al-Libi's date of birth is sometimes given as 27 Oct 1969, but some sources state he was born on an unknown day in 1966. His place of birth is officially Johannesburg. His nationality is Libyan. [1] [6]

Alleged activities as an Al Qaeda organizer

According to the United States Treasury he was the office director of the "Afghan Support Committee" (ASC) and Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) in Peshawar. [7] Paul O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury, wrote:

 
While portraying themselves as legitimate charitable enterprises, the ASC and RIHS have financed and facilitated terrorism. ASC and RIHS personnel, including Al-Jaziri and Al-Libi, defrauded well-meaning contributors by diverting money donated for widows and orphans to al-Qaida terrorists.
 

The New York Times reported the Treasury asserted the charities had listed dead children as orphans, and had diverted funds donated for their maintenance to terrorist enterprises. [4] According to The Peninsula , three days after O'Neill's press release, Tareq Al Issa, chairman of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, denied the organization had any ties with terrorism. [8] Issa asserted that the Society had filed a list of all its employees with the Government of Pakistan, and the men O'Neill named weren't on that list and weren't associated with the Society. Issa disputed the claim that the charity had ever listed dead children as orphans. He asserted that the charity maintained individual files on all its orphans, and they were open to review.

Subsequent events

According to historian Andy Worthington neither Al-Libi or Al-Jaziri were ever captured, but five individuals believed to have been employees of the RIHS were sent to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. [9]

According to Interpol he is "...under the following UN Sanctions: Freezing of Assets, Travel Ban and Arms Embargo." [6] Interpol reports he is divorced.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Anti-Terrorism Designations". treasury.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Jihadists Now Control Secretive U.S. Base in Libya - The Daily Beast". thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. ↑ John R. Bolton, Denied Persons Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution, United States Federal Registry , 2003, accessdate=2010-11-03
  4. 1 2 Kurt Eichemwald, U.S. Freezes Assets of 2 Groups, Saying They Diverted Gifts to Al Qaeda, The New York Times , 2002-01-10, accessdate=2011-01-31, mirror
  5. ↑ United Nations Web Services Section. "The Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee". un.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. 1 2 Tantouch Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr, Interpol , mirror
  7. ↑ Paul O'Neill, The Continuing War on Terrorist Assets Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , United States Treasury , January 9, 2002-01-09, ) accessdate=2008-03-08
  8. ↑ Charity denies ‘terror link’, The Peninsula', 2002-01-12, accessdate=2011-01-31, mirror
  9. ↑ Andy Worthington, Prisoner Release Highlights Guantánamo Failures, Future of Freedom Foundation, 2008-11-10, accessdate=2011-01-31, mirror
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