Younis al-Mauritani

Younis al-Mauritani
Born	1981 (age 42–43)[1] Saudi Arabia[2]
Nationality	Mauritanian

Younis al-Mauritani, born Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhammad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim in 1981,^[3] is an al-Qaeda chief arrested on charges of planning and executing international operations for the global terror network including involvement in the 2010 European terror plot. The White House praised the capture - reportedly the result of co-operation between US and Pakistani intelligence services. Younis was arrested along with two associates. This capture came a month after the United States reported they would be withholding millions of financial assistance from the Pakistani government.^[4]

Al-Mauritani was captured by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence with Frontier Corps Balochistan and assistance from U.S. intelligence on September 6, 2011 in his Quetta, Pakistan safehouse.^[5]

Al-Mauritani was extradited to Mauritania on May 31, 2013.^[6] He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on April 20, 2015.^[7]

References

1. "OFAC Recent Actions". Archived from the original on August 28, 2018.
2. "Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Abu Yahya Al-Libi and Younis Al-Mauritani to Its Sanctions List | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
3. "Treasury Targets Three Senior Al-Qa'ida Leaders".
4. "Al-Qaeda chief Younis al-Mauritani held, says Pakistan". BBC. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
5. "Key Al Qaeda agent Younis Al Mauritani captured in Pakistan". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
6. "Mauritania Says U.S. Sent Prisoner From Afghan Base". The New York Times. 1 June 2013.
7. "Associated Press News".