Abu Anas al-Libi

Not to be confused with Libyan alleged Al-Qaeda member Abd al-Muhsin Al-Libi, known as Abu Anas.

Abu Anas al-Libi
Born
Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i

1964[1]
Tripoli, Kingdom of Libya
Died2 January 2015 (aged 50)
New York City, United States
Other namesNazih al Raghie, Anas al Sebai, Nazih Abdul Hamed Al-Raghie
Children4

Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i,[name 1] known by the alias Abu Anas al-Libi[2] (/ˈɑːbuː ˈɑːnɑːs ɑːl ˈliːbi/ ⓘ AH-boo AH-nahs ahl LEE-bee; Arabic: ابو أنس الليبي  Libyan pronunciation: [ˈæbu ˈʔænæs əlˈliːbi]; 1964 – 2 January 2015), was a Libyan under indictment[3] in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings. He worked as a computer specialist for al-Qaeda.[4] He was an ethnic Libyan, born in Tripoli.[5]

His aliases in the indictment are Nazih al Raghie and Anas al Sebai. In the FBI and United States State Department wanted posters,[1][6] another variant of his name is transliterated Nazih Abdul Hamed Al-Raghie.

The indictment accused al-Libi of surveillance of potential British, French, and Israeli targets in Nairobi, in addition to the American embassy in that city, as part of a conspiracy by al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FBI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Kulish, Nicholas; Schmitt, Eric (5 October 2013). "U.S. Raids in Libya and Somalia Strike Terror Targets". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ Copy of indictment Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine USA v. Usama bin Laden et al., Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  4. ^ Benjamin, Daniel; Simon, Steven (2002). The Age of Sacred Terror. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50859-7.
  5. ^ "US commandos raid terrorist hideouts in Libya, Somalia, capture senior al Qaeda official". NBC News. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Wanted Poster on al-Liby". Rewards for Justice. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2007.


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