Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd (Arabic: يُوسُف بْنُ صَالِحٌ بْنُ فَهَد, romanized: Yūsuf bin Ṣāliḥ bin Fahd; 24 April 1974 – 2 June 2003), commonly known as al-Ayiri (Arabic: ٱلْعَيؚيؚرِيّ, romanized: al-ʿAyīrī), was a Saudi Islamic scholar and writer. An influential Islamist, he wrote many internet-published books and was a member of al-Qaeda.
Al-Ayiri was born on 24 April 1974 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.[1] Belonging to an upper-middle-class family, al-Ayiri was known for taking part in illegal street racing.[2] At age 18, al-Ayiri dropped out of secondary school and travelled to Afghanistan in 1991.[1] In Afghanistan, he received training at the al-Faruq camp, eventually becoming a trainer at the camp. For a certain time, al-Ayiri served as a bodyguard of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, with whom he traveled to Sudan in 1992.[3] Ayiri was also known as al-Battar, conventionally rendered "Swift Sword" in English.[4]
Following the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996, Saudi authorities arrested and tortured al-Ayiri. He was released two years later and was tasked by Osama bin Laden with organizing al-Qaeda's branch within Saudi Arabia.[3]
First, it was discovered that this al-Ayeri was behind a Web site, al-Nida, that U.S. investigators had long felt carried some of the most specialized analysis and coded directives about al Qaeda's motives and plans. He was also the anonymous author of two extraordinary pieces of writing -- short books, really, that had recently moved through cyberspace, about al Qaeda's underlying strategies. The Future of Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula After the Fall of Baghdad, written as the United States prepared its attack, said that an American invasion of Iraq would be the best possible outcome for al Qaeda, stoking extremism throughout the Persian Gulf and South Asia, and achieving precisely the radicalizing quagmire that bin Laden had hoped would occur in Afghanistan. A second book, Crusaders' War, outlined a tactical model for fighting the American forces in Iraq, including "assassination and poisoning the enemy's food and drink," remotely triggered explosives, suicide bombings, and lightning strike ambushes. It was the playbook.[6]
At age 29, al-Ayiri was killed in 2003 by Saudi police forces.[7]
Personal lifeedit
He was married to the sister of the wife of Shaykh Sulayman al-Ulwan with whom he had three daughters.[1]
Legacyedit
The Dutch researcher Roel Meijer described al-Ayiri as "a well-informed, clear headed, and down to earth analyst".[3] He furthermore says that "what immediately strikes the reader of the works of Ayiri is their scope, depth, and length" as "between 1998, when he was released from prison, until his death [in 2003], he managed to publish hundreds of pages" on different topics.[3] The Palestinian-born British journalist Abdel Bari Atwan said of him that he was "al-Qa'ida's first webmaster and an influential ideologue who wrote thirty books."[8]
^Abdel Bari Atwan, After bin Laden: Al-Qa'ida, The Next Generation, chapter 2, Saqi (2012)
Bibliographyedit
Meijer, Roel (2006). "Re-Reading al-Qaeda Writings of Yusuf al-Ayiri". ISIM Review. 18 (1): 16–17.
Meijer, Roel (2007). "Yusuf al-Uyairi and the making of a revolutionary salafi praxis". Die Welt des Islams. 47 (3): 422–459.
January 01, 1970
ayiri, yusuf, salih, fahd, arabic, وس, ال, romanized, yūsuf, Ṣāliḥ, fahd, april, 1974, june, 2003, commonly, known, arabic, ٱل, romanized, ʿayīrī, saudi, islamic, scholar, writer, influential, islamist, wrote, many, internet, published, books, member, qaeda, a. Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd Arabic ي وس ف ب ن ص ال ح ب ن ف ه د romanized Yusuf bin Ṣaliḥ bin Fahd 24 April 1974 2 June 2003 commonly known as al Ayiri Arabic ٱل ع ي ي ر ي romanized al ʿAyiri was a Saudi Islamic scholar and writer An influential Islamist he wrote many internet published books and was a member of al Qaeda Al Ayiriٱل ع ي ي ر ي Born 1974 04 24 24 April 1974Dammam Saudi ArabiaDied2 June 2003 2003 06 02 aged 29 Mecca Saudi ArabiaOther namesal Battar Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Legacy 4 References 5 BibliographyBiography editAl Ayiri was born on 24 April 1974 in Dammam Saudi Arabia 1 Belonging to an upper middle class family al Ayiri was known for taking part in illegal street racing 2 At age 18 al Ayiri dropped out of secondary school and travelled to Afghanistan in 1991 1 In Afghanistan he received training at the al Faruq camp eventually becoming a trainer at the camp For a certain time al Ayiri served as a bodyguard of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden with whom he traveled to Sudan in 1992 3 Ayiri was also known as al Battar conventionally rendered Swift Sword in English 4 According to Somali militant Mukhtar Abu al Zubayr al Ayiri played an important role in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu by providing training and participating in the battle directly 5 Following the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 Saudi authorities arrested and tortured al Ayiri He was released two years later and was tasked by Osama bin Laden with organizing al Qaeda s branch within Saudi Arabia 3 According to Ron Suskind s One percent Doctrine he was the mastermind of a planned cyanide gas attack on both the New York City Subway and the PATH both of which were canceled shortly before they were to happen Before his death he also wrote a number of strategic documents on al Qaeda According to Ron Suskind s One percent Doctrine First it was discovered that this al Ayeri was behind a Web site al Nida that U S investigators had long felt carried some of the most specialized analysis and coded directives about al Qaeda s motives and plans He was also the anonymous author of two extraordinary pieces of writing short books really that had recently moved through cyberspace about al Qaeda s underlying strategies The Future of Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula After the Fall of Baghdad written as the United States prepared its attack said that an American invasion of Iraq would be the best possible outcome for al Qaeda stoking extremism throughout the Persian Gulf and South Asia and achieving precisely the radicalizing quagmire that bin Laden had hoped would occur in Afghanistan A second book Crusaders War outlined a tactical model for fighting the American forces in Iraq including assassination and poisoning the enemy s food and drink remotely triggered explosives suicide bombings and lightning strike ambushes It was the playbook 6 At age 29 al Ayiri was killed in 2003 by Saudi police forces 7 Personal life editHe was married to the sister of the wife of Shaykh Sulayman al Ulwan with whom he had three daughters 1 Legacy editThe Dutch researcher Roel Meijer described al Ayiri as a well informed clear headed and down to earth analyst 3 He furthermore says that what immediately strikes the reader of the works of Ayiri is their scope depth and length as between 1998 when he was released from prison until his death in 2003 he managed to publish hundreds of pages on different topics 3 The Palestinian born British journalist Abdel Bari Atwan said of him that he was al Qa ida s first webmaster and an influential ideologue who wrote thirty books 8 References edit a b c Meijer 2007 p 429 Riyadh rage inside Saudi Arabia s joyriding craze The Guardian 2014 06 22 Retrieved 2016 05 16 a b c d Meijer 2006 Jarret Brachman Global jihadism Theory and practice New York 2009 S 64f googlebooks ISBN 9780415452410 Shabaab leader recounts al Qaeda s role in Somalia in the 1990s Long War Journal 2011 12 30 Retrieved 2014 07 01 Ron Suskind The One Percent Doctrine 2007 pg 235 Meijer 2007 p 431 Abdel Bari Atwan After bin Laden Al Qa ida The Next Generation chapter 2 Saqi 2012 Bibliography editMeijer Roel 2006 Re Reading al Qaeda Writings of Yusuf al Ayiri ISIM Review 18 1 16 17 Meijer Roel 2007 Yusuf al Uyairi and the making of a revolutionary salafi praxis Die Welt des Islams 47 3 422 459 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Ayiri amp oldid 1177615098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
