Kanj was born in Lebanon in 1965. He first moved to the United States in 1984, marrying an American woman and becoming a naturalized citizen. He thereafter travelled to Afghanistan to fight with the mujahideen in the Soviet–Afghan War.[4] He returned to the United States in 1995, moving to Boston where he took work as a cab driver.[3]
^ abEl Paso Times, "Suspected operative for al-Qaida held at center in El Paso", December 31, 2008
^Kurkjian, Stephen. Boston Globe, "FBI probes sleeper cell possibility", June 27, 2004
^ abKurkjian, Stephen. Boston Globe, "Terrorism probe tracks ex-cabdrivers", February 5, 2001
^Soufan, Ali (2011). The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 143. ISBN9780393083477.
^Gambill, Gary C. (January 2000). "Syrian, Lebanese Security Forces Crush Sunni Islamist Opposition". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (1). from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^Rabil, R. (2011). Religion, National Identity, and Confessional Politics in Lebanon: The Challenge of Islamism. Springer. p. 192. ISBN9780230339255.
^Rabil, Robert G. (2014). Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism. Georgetown University Press. p. 167. ISBN9781626161177.
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bassam, kanj, 1965, 2000, lebanese, american, islamist, militant, four, along, with, mohamad, elzahabi, nabil, marabh, raed, hijazi, each, other, khalden, training, camp, during, soviet, invasion, afghanistan, although, four, each, went, their, separate, ways,. Bassam Kanj 1965 2000 was a Lebanese American Islamist militant one of four men along with Mohamad Elzahabi Nabil al Marabh and Raed Hijazi who met each other at the Khalden training camp during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Although the four men each went their separate ways following the war in 1998 they were all working as cab drivers in Boston Massachusetts the first three of them all working for the same company 2 3 Bassam KanjBorn1965LebanonDied2000LebanonCitizenshipAmericanOther name s Abu Aisha kunya 1 Kanj was born in Lebanon in 1965 He first moved to the United States in 1984 marrying an American woman and becoming a naturalized citizen He thereafter travelled to Afghanistan to fight with the mujahideen in the Soviet Afghan War 4 He returned to the United States in 1995 moving to Boston where he took work as a cab driver 3 He returned to Lebanon around 1997 where he founded a group of the radical Islamist Takfir wal Hijra movement He was killed by Lebanese soldiers around the new millennium in 2000 while leading up to 300 Islamists in attacks against the Lebanese Army 1 5 6 7 References edit a b El Paso Times Suspected operative for al Qaida held at center in El Paso December 31 2008 Kurkjian Stephen Boston Globe FBI probes sleeper cell possibility June 27 2004 a b Kurkjian Stephen Boston Globe Terrorism probe tracks ex cabdrivers February 5 2001 Soufan Ali 2011 The Black Banners The Inside Story of 9 11 and the War Against al Qaeda W W Norton amp Company p 143 ISBN 9780393083477 Gambill Gary C January 2000 Syrian Lebanese Security Forces Crush Sunni Islamist Opposition Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 2 1 Archived from the original on 2015 01 02 Retrieved 2017 07 18 Rabil R 2011 Religion National Identity and Confessional Politics in Lebanon The Challenge of Islamism Springer p 192 ISBN 9780230339255 Rabil Robert G 2014 Salafism in Lebanon From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism Georgetown University Press p 167 ISBN 9781626161177 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bassam Kanj amp oldid 1170762380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
