Mohammed Hussein Al-Ammar
Mohammed Hussein al-Ammar | |
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| Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | suspected terrorist |
Mohammed Hussein al-Ammar is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who the Kingdom put on its most wanted list.[1] He was placed on the list in 2016, along with 8 other men.
Al-Ammar was captured by Saudi authorities on January 8, 2019, in the Al-Bahari district of Qatif, Eastern Province.[1] His capture left just three of those nine men at large. The other five had all died. Al-Ammar was captured, in spite of firing upon the arresting officers when they called upon him to surrender.
Authorities reported he had, in his hideout, a molotov cocktail, a machine gun, two pistols, a large supply of ammunition, and a cache of currency.[1] Asharq al-Awsat reports al-Ammar was accompanied by several confederates, during the shootout, one of whom died.[2]
Asharq al-Awsat reports that, in 2017, he "masterminded" the kidnapping of Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jirani.[2] They reported that his subordinates were Abdullah Ali Al Darwish, Mazen Al Qaba, Mustafa Salman Al Sihwan, Maitham Al Qadihi and Ali Bilal Al Hamad. Al-Ammar and his confederates eventually murdered Al-Jirani, a judge in the Endowments and Inheritance Department.[3]
References
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Mohammed al-Sulami (2020-01-08). "More details emerge of terror suspect's capture by Saudi security forces". Arab News. Jeddah. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
Of the remaining eight suspects on the 2016 most-wanted list, five have been killed and three remain free. The Presidency of State Security renewed its call for them to surrender, and appealed for anyone with information about the men, or suspected terrorist activities, to call the security communications center on 990.
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Obaid al-Suheimy (2020-01-08). "Saudi Arabia Arrests Most Wanted Fugitive in al-Qatif". Asharq al-Awsat. Dammam. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
Security forces arrested him following a shootout after they had surrounded his hideout in the al-Bukhari neighborhood. Reports said he was accompanied by a number of people during the raid. One was critically injured during the operation.
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Mishaal Al-Otaibi (2017-12-25). "Judge's killers identified: Body recovered from Awamiyah farm that of kidnapped judge". Saudi Gazette. Dammam. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
The Interior Ministry announced in a statement at the time that three people were arrested in connection with the case because they were watching the movements of the judge before he was kidnapped. They were: Abdullah Ali Ahmed Al-Dirweesh (25), Mazen Ali Ahmed (40) and Mustapha Ahmed Salman Al-Sahwanb (25).