Sari Shihab

Sari Shihab is a Jordanian national born in 1973 who was a member of the different groups that were founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Sari Muhammad Hasan Shihab is also known as Abu Safar and Suhayb.[1] Shihab was one of five al-Qa'ida leaders who were released by Iran in March 2015 in exchange for a kidnapped Iranian diplomat in Yemen. The other four were Sayf al-Adl, Abu Mohammed al-Masri, Abu Khayr al-Masri and Khalid al-Aruri.[2]

According to one report Sari Shihab was "involved in WMD programs and plots.'[3] Sky News described Shihab and Al-Aruri as "The Iranians have also released two lesser known, though no less dangerous, operatives, both of Jordanian descent."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Jean Charles Brisard and Damien Martinez, Zarqawi: The New Face of Al Qaeda (Cambridge 2005) p 136
  2. ↑ "Iran Released Top Members of Al Qaeda in a Trade". New York Times. 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Al Qa'ida's External Operations Unit is back". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Terror Fears As Iran Frees Al Qaeda Members". Sky News. 14 September 2015.
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