Treasury Designates A Al Aulaqu Key Leader of Al-Qa idg the Page 1 of 2 1 I - PRESS ROOM at U S DEPARTMENT or THE TREASURY rut o 5 o' July 16 2010 TG-779 Treasury Designates Anwar Al-Aulaqu Key Leader of Al Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula Treasury Targets aI-Qa'ida Leader with Ties to Umar Farouk Abdulmutail ab '9 WASHINGTON The U S Department of the Treasury today designated Anwar al Aulaqi a key leader for at-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula AQAP a Yemen-based tl terrorist group Aulaqi was designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for supporting acts of terrorism and for acting for or on behalf of AQAP Since its inception in January 2009 AQAP has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks against Saudi Korean Yemeni and U S targets Executive Order 13224 freezes any assets Aulaqi has under U S jurisdiction and prohibits U S persons from engaging in any transactions with him Anwar al Aulaqi has proven that he is extraordinarily dangerous committed to carrying out deadly attacks on Americans and others worldwide said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey He has involved himself in every aspect of the supply chain of terrorism fundraising for terrorist groups recruiting and training operatives and planning and ordering attacks on innocents Aulaqi has pledged an oath of loyalty to AQAP emir Nasir al-Wahishi and plays a major role in setting the strategic direction for AQAP Aulaqi has also recruited individuals to join AQAP facilitated training at camps in Yemen in support of acts of terrorism and helped focus AQAP's attention on planning attacks on U S interests Since late 2009 Aulaqi has taken on an increasingly operational role in the group including preparing Umar Farouk Abdulrnutallab who attempted to detonate an explosive device aboard a Northwest Airlines ight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 for his operation in November 2009 while in Yemen Abdulmutallab swore allegiance to the emir of AQAP and shortly thereafter received instructions from Aulaqi to detonate an explosive device aboard a U S airplane over U S airspace After receiving this direction from Aulaqi Abdulmutallab obtained the explosive device he used in the attempted Christmas Day attack Aulaqi was imprisoned in Yemen in 2006 on charges of kidnapping for ransom and being involved in an al-Qa ida plot to kidnap a U S of cial but was released from jail in December 2007 and subsequently went into hiding in Yemen Aulaqi has sought to encourage his supporters to provide money for terrorist causes Those who provide material support to Aulaqi or AQAP violate sanctions and expose themselves to serious consequences continued Levey Today s action supports the international effort to degrade capabilities to execute violent attacks and to disrupt dismantle and defeat its nancial and support networks The U S Government will continue to work with allies to identify and take action against persons acting for or on behalf of or providing nancial and other prohibited support to Aulaqi and AQAP identiming information individual Anwar at-Aulaqi 7 A 7 16 2010 A Treasury Designates AKA AKA AKA AKA AKA DOB Alternate DOB POB Citizenship Citizenship Loeation Ll NKS Anwar al Awlaki Anwar al-Awlaqi Anwar Nasser Aulaqi Anwar Nasser Abdulla Aulaqi Anwar Nasswer Aulaqi April 21 'l 971 April 22 1971 Las Cruces New Mexico United States Yemen Shabwah Governorate Yemen Website Address Al-Aulaqu Key Leader ofAI-Qa id the Page 2 of 2 7 16 2010 The Al-Qaida and Taliban Salinas Committee - 1267 Skip to menu Page 1 of1 Skip to text Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 1999 concerning Ai-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated individuals and Entities Site Map 9N Enter Keywords Home N s NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING ANWAR NASSER ABDULLA Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee's website 20 July 2010 3 Anwar NasserAbdulla al-Aulaql was listed on 20 July 2010 pursuant to paragraph 2 of resolution 1904 General Information 2009 as being associated with Al-Qaida Usama bin Laden or the Taliban for participating in the Latest News nancing planning facilitating preparing or perpetrating of acts or activities by in conjunction with under the name of on behalf of or in support of' recruiting for' and otherwise supporting acts or Resolutions activities of Al-Qaida OE-4 01 and Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula QE A 129 10 Consolidated Additional information Listing A dual U S - Yemeni citizen Anwar Nasser Abulla al Aulaqt is a leader of Al Qaida in the Arabian f Peninsula AQAP QEAA 29 10 He has pledged an oath of loyalty to AQAP emlr Nasir al-Wahishi QI A 274 10 and has played a key role in setting the strategic direction Ai-Autaqi has also Bit-listing recruited individuals to join AQAP facilitated training at camps in Yemen in support of acts of terrorism Examp uns and helped focus AQAP's attention on planning attacks beyond the Arabian Peninsula Committee Guidelines Since late 2009 Al-Aulaqi has taken on an increasingly operational role in the group including preparing Reporting Tools Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for his attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines ight traveling between Amsterdam and Detroit on 25 December 2009 In November 2009 while in Yemen Abdulmutallab swore Useful papers allegiance to the emir of-AQAPand shortly thereafter received instructions from Ai-Aulaqi to detonate an Selected Documents explosive device aboard a 11 8 airplane over US airspace After receiving this direction from Al Aulaqi Abdulmutallab obtained the explosive device he used in the attempted attack Expert Group Documents Member State Reports Al Aulaqi was imprisoned in Yemen in 2006 on charges of kidnapping for ransom and being involved in an Al-Qaida QEA 4 01 plot to kidnap a U3 of cial but was released in December 2007 and Press Releases subsequently went into hiding in Yemen 33 33 30 Related listed individuals and entities Security Council Al-Qaida QE 4 01 listed on 6 October 2001 UN Homepage Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula AQAP QEA 129 10 listed on 19 January 2010 Usama Muhammad Awad bin Laden 01 38 01 listed on 25 January 2001 Nasir 'abd-al Karim 'Abduiiah al Wahishi QLA 274 10 listed on 19 January 2010 QIA283 10E shtmi 8 9 2010