Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari
يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري | |
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| Born | 1969 Morocco |
| Died | 3 July 2005 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Allegiance |  Al-Qaeda |
| Years of service | 1992–2005 |
| Battles/wars | |
Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari (Arabic: يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري, 1969 – 3 July 2005) was a Moroccan Al-Qaeda member.
During the 1990s, he fought in Bosnia. He was top on Saudi Arabia's list[1] of 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects" published on 28 June 2005. He who was reported killed in a shootout with Saudi Arabian security officials on July 3, 2005.[2][3][4] The gunfight took place in Riyadh. At the time of his death, he was described as the head of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[citation needed]
The Saudi statement says that al-Hayari travelled to Saudi ArabiaonHajj in 2001 and then went underground. He was accused of playing a part in several attacks in the country, in affiliation with fellow Moroccan Karim el-Mejjati, who was killed at Al-Rass a few weeks earlier.[citation needed]
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