Ar Rass raids

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Ar Rass raids
Al Qasim in Saudi Arabia.svg
Location of Al-Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia
DateApril 2005
Location
Ar Rass, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Casualties and losses
Over 50 security forces injured 15 militants killed
7 captured

In April 2005, Saudi authorities launched a series of raids in Ar Rass that killed 15 alleged militants, and captured 7 others. More than fifty Saudi security forces were injured in the gunbattles. [1]

Among those said to be killed, were the following men;

Among those said to be captured, were the following men;

References

  1. BBC, Saudi battle kills top suspects, April 5, 2005
  2. 1 2 3 4 CNN, Al Qaeda 'big fish' killed, April 6, 2005
  3. 1 2 Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, Arab News , 10 April 2005
  4. "Battle of Al-Ras" by Sabria S. Jawhar and Rob L. Wagner, Saudi Gazette, April 12, 2005. Sites.google.com (2003-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-29.
  5. La Gazette du Maroc, Mon mari n'etait pau un terroriste, mais un Moujahid Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine , May 30, 2005
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arab News, Death of Top Terrorists in Al-Rass Gunbattle Confirmed, April 10, 2005