Samir Moussaab (born Samir Saioud) was the second highest-ranking member of the "North African Islamic Al-Qaeda" until the Algerian army shot and killed him in Si Moustapha village in Boumerdes, Algeria on April 26, 2007.[1] Former members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, which changed its name to Al-Qaeda in Islamic North Africa when it allied with Al-Qaeda in January 2007, identified his body.[2]
References
- ↑ Key terrorist ring-leader killed in northern Algeria People's Daily Online
- ↑ Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 in Algeria killed during clash with army International Herald Tribune
People listed in italics have died. | |
| Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat | |
| Held at Guantanamo Bay | |
| Alleged al-Qaeda members | |
| Armed Islamic Group | |
| Others | |
1 Currently imprisoned. 2 Released after serving sentence. | |
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