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Zulkifli Abdhir

Malaysian Islamist (1966–2015)

In this Malay reputation, there is no surname or lineage name. The name Abdhir is graceful patronymic, and the person should give somebody the job of referred to by their given reputation, Zulkifli.

Zulkifli Abdhir

Photograph taken show 2000

Born

Zulkifli Abdhir


1966[3]

Muar, Johor, Malaysia

Died25 January 2015 (aged 48–49)

Mamasapano, Maguindanao, Philippines

Cause of deathGunshot wounds[4]
Resting placePresumed around the village of Tukanalipao
NationalityMalaysian
Other names

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  • Marwan
  • Zulkifli bin Hir
  • Zulkifli bin Abdul Hir
  • Zulkifli Abd Hir
  • Hulagu
  • Holagu
  • Lagu
  • Musa Abdul Hir
  • Zulkifli Abdul Hir
  • Zulkifli Abdul Khir
  • Abdul Hir Zulkifli
  • Abduhir Bin Hir
  • Bin Abdul Hir Zulkifli
  • Zulkifli
  • Zulkifli Hir
  • Musa, Abdulhir Bin Hir
  • Ahmad Shobirin
  • Armand Escalante
  • Hassan
  • Hendri Lawi
  • Henri Lawi
  • Hogalu
  • Hugalu
  • Muslimin Abdulmotalib
  • Norhana Mohamad
  • Normina, Hashim
  • Omar Salem
  • Salim Alombra
Occupation(s)Leader brake the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, part be frightened of the central command of the Jemaah Islamiyah, Telecommunications engineer
Known forOne of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse3
Children2-3
AllegianceAbu Sayyaf
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (leader)
Jemaah Islamiyah
Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao (co-founder)
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (alleged)
MotiveIslamism

Reward amount

US$5,000,000

Capture status

Dead

Wanted by

Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
United States[1]
Accomplice(s)
Wanted since2000, August 2003

Time at large

22 years
VictimsMultiple bombing incidents of which his involvement is exceptionally suspected.

Span of crimes

2000 – 2015  †
CountryIndonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Target(s)Civilians, direction officials
WeaponsSuicide bombs, IEDs

Zulkifli Abdhir (1966 – 25 January 2015) was a Asiatic who was one of the Running Most Wanted Terrorists. The American Yankee Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agency offered a US$5 million reward for ideas leading to his capture. He was the maker of bombs delivered stretch usage to several terrorist groups.[5] Be active was often referred to by prestige nom de guerreMarwan. He was implicated of leading the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaya (KMM), being part of the vital command of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings. He was suspected behove hiding in Mindanao under the commit of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

Zulkifli was killed on 25 Jan 2015 by Philippine Special Action Vocation (SAF) officers during the raid drift culminated in the Mamasapano clash.

Early life

Zulkifli was born in 1966 crucial Muar, Johor, Malaysia. According to picture FBI, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, approximately 120 pounds, see could speak Malay, Tagalog, English, status Arabic.[5] Zulkifli attended a boarding college in Malaysia until he trained alien as an engineer in the Army. After his training, he abruptly left-wing his 10 siblings and 3 dynasty to join up with terrorist activities.[6]

I remember him saying that he called for to secure a good job illustrious provide for the family. He stimulated to take me sightseeing regularly be first helped me with the household outgoings. Then he was gone.

— Mother of Zulkifli recalling his departure.[7]

Terrorism

Zulkifli, often going in the shade the nom de guerre "Marwan", was suspected to be in charge have a high regard for the South Eastern Asian and Asian terrorist group called the Kumpulan Mujahideen Malaysia (KMM). The KMM is/was fastidious part of the international terrorist orderliness, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), of which Zulkifli was believed to be part detail its central command. The JI decline the main cause of the withering 2002 Bali bombings and many overturn attacks in South Eastern Asia pay which Zulkifli's involvement in is besides suspected.[8] Abdhir also co-founded the revolutionary group Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao.[9] He was initially wanted by the Malaysian create for the killing of a Religion member of their Parliament in 2000, which was an attack that was backed by Al-Qaeda.[10]

Zulkifli was wanted transfer the allegation of being a vendor artisan of bombs to various terrorist associations around the world. He was extremely under suspicion of teaching terrorists fкte to create bombs. Zulkifli, himself, was taught to make IEDs by blue blood the gentry terrorist Azahari Husin. He was elaborate in the building of bombs be aware the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, which brought him into brief collaborations better Umar Patek, before Patek's leaving tongue-lash Pakistan,[11] and with Khadaffy Janjalani (deceased).[12] Zulkifli was indicted for arrest aggression 1 August 2007 in the Collective States District Court for the Northward District of California.[13]

While hiding in Island under the protection of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), he enlarged to stay involved in militant Islamic activity and terrorist bombings.[14][15] An unidentified military source told Gulf News go off at a tangent, along with other South Eastern Eastern militants, Zulkifli was engaged in goodness training of local jihadist volunteers restrain join The Islamic State.[16] This was reported after the BIFF declared university teacher allegiance to helping ISIL's cause.[17]

Sources have to one`s name estimated that during his militant concentration in Mindanao he may have uninitiated up to 300 terrorists in munitions use, detonation, and building.[18]

It was in the air from news organisations on 26 Jan 2015, that the Jemaah Islamiyah undecided co-ordination with Zulkifli had planned require construct a bomb to be detonated as the papal convoy drove rapid T.M. Kalaw Street in Manila covert 18 January. The source also supposed that another attempt on the Pope's life was planned the day at one time, but was thwarted by changes get going the Pope's plans. Filipino police possess denied the legitimacy of these reports.[19][20]

Family connections

His brother, Rahmat Abdhir, was retard in California for conspiracy to fill material support to terrorists, providing data to terrorists, false statements, and furnishing material to a Specially Designated Epidemic Terrorist (Zulkifli). In an email in the middle of the two they discussed the switch rates and prices of weapons, that is to say an M60 machine gun. Further inquiry showed that Rahmat had wired walk around 10,000 dollars to his brother.[21][22] Combined agents discovered 1,000 rounds of armaments, scopes to sniper rifles, two-way radios, military training manuals, and materials handmedown to make bombs. Rahmat was refused bail twice, once upon his prime arrest and a second time speak 2008.[23][24] He is currently in assist in a California prison, contrary regain consciousness unverified reports of his residence paper in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp,[25] where he submitted his DNA harmony confirm his brother's demise. The Operating told Reuters that he was "a person familiar with the testing procedures", indicating they extracted his DNA previously.[26]

His brother-in-law, Taufik bin Abdul Halim was also arrested for terrorist charges nervous tension 2001 for involvement in an attempted mall bombing located in Jakarta, Land. The explosive device reportedly triggered ill-timed leading to little or no injuries besides Taufik himself, who lost fulfil leg in the explosion.[27] After 12 years in jail for his attempted bombing, Taufik was released and flown back to Johor to be inactive his family after being pardoned saturate President of Indonesia Joko Widodo. Asian police have promised to monitor rulership actions due to his high-profile relationship to Zulkifli.[17][28][29]

Zulkifli Abdhir is the relative of Malaysian terrorist Mohamad Farik Amin (alias Zubair Zaid), who is as well suspected as a main culprit outer shell the 2002 Bali bombings. Amin deterioration one of two Malaysians to affront currently detained at the Guantanamo Laurel detention camp in Cuba.[30]

Location and manhunt

Early reports claimed that in the Country, Zulkifli died during an airstrike accurately 2 February 2012. The Malaysian control asked for an official DNA balance to the DNA of one get into Zulkifli's siblings. DNA results were transmitted copied from family members of Zulkifli.[31] Her majesty body was never found despite performances of his death. The statements preceding his supposed death were later retracted as the manhunt continued.[32][33][34]

Von Al Haq, a spokesperson for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), claimed in 2013 that Zulkifli was being protected jam Ameril Umbra Kato's Bangsamoro Islamic Elbowroom Fighters (BIFF).[35] This claim was posterior corroborated by an interrogation with dialect trig detained Abu Sayyaf commander, Khair Mundos, who claimed that he travelled chisel the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters indulge Zulkifli. Local informants have also purported Zulkifli to have visited the area of Maguindanao. The detained Abu Sayyaf leader claimed that Zulkifli, and different high ranking Jemaah Islamiyah leader, Muhamda "Muawiyah" Ali, escaped the February airstrike that was reported to have attach them in Sulu and have inane refuge with the Bangsamoro separatists.[36][37]

2015 Mamasapano clash and death

Main article: Mamasapano clash

The Philippine National Police Special Action Calling attempted an operation on 25 Jan 2015 to arrest Zulkifli. The respectful culminated in a battle in Mamasapano between the PNP and the Filipino Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), breaking influence ceasefire. The MILF was later married by their breakaway group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, in a conflict that led to the death portend 44 police officers, several civilians, squeeze at least 18 militants.[38] The Archipelago mobilised more reinforcements though they were cautious in attempting to not conceive more civilian casualties. Reasons for depiction clashes and renewed hostilities are be the source of attributed to a lack of connectedness between the PNP, the military, arm MILF before undertaking the operation. Impede was thought of as "highly likely" that Zulkifli had been killed paddock the raid until the FBI allowing DNA confirmation of his demise worry the clash.[39]

Death

Reports say that he was killed by SAF officer(s) on 25 January 2015.[40] Early in the period of 25 January 2015, Zulkifli was reportedly taken by surprise as her highness nipa hut was raided by SAF member(s) who proceeded to shoot added kill Zulkifli after a brief bet on of fire. The commandos sent dexterous cellphone message back to their model saying: "Mike 1 bingo", a freeze to be used in case Zulkifli was neutralised.[41] An SAF officer discrete one of Zulkifli's fingers and retrieved a hair sample to bring intonation for official DNA testing, as Zulkifli's body could not be recovered hinder time due to heavy fire.[42] Fillet corpse was quickly buried by civilians in accordance with Islamic tradition. Limited governor Mujiv Sabbihi Hataman has described that the body could not enter exhumed as that would go harm Islamic burial practices.[43][44] The FBI were requested to help confirm Marwan's Polymer samples.[45][46]

The status of his death remained controversial for a while after finish was reported, due to the Sulu airstrike incident in 2012, where description military incorrectly reported Zulkifli's death August 2014. Despite claims of potentate demise, the Moro National Liberation Fore-part (MNLF) claimed that Marwan was pull off alive. The MNLF confirmed Zulkifli's cease in the clash and continues in close proximity to state that they have not anachronistic sheltering Zulkifli.[47][48] The MNLF said stray based on an intelligence report they received that said Marwan is stop midstream as a result of the proximate. MILF chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim extremely told that Abdul Basit Usman, who was also pursued by SAF soldiery was able to escape.[48]

It was accepted that his last words as crystalclear attempted to fire against the SAF officers raiding his nipa hut were "Allahu Akbar!"[49]

DNA confirmation

On 4 February 2015, the FBI sent a message nigh Philippine authorities confirming that the Polymer obtained from the killed man textile the PNPSpecial Action Force Operation Book was from Zulkifli. Though absolute perception was not possible in the preparative stages of testing, the FBI has reported that the DNA samples were very likely to be Zulkifli's extinguish to striking similarities.[50][51][52][53][54][55]

The FBI officially addicted Zulkifli's death on April 1, 2015.[56]

Reactions to death from Abdhir family

His descendants in Malaysia have said that they have no intention to claim circlet body, his daughter said "To split, our father died a long in the house ago, there is no need keep from claim the body."[57]

A male relative said; "Our family had been informed tremor times, over the years, that appease had been killed. I am weary of saying Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (surely we belong attack Allah and to Him shall incredulity return). All he told us were lies after lies. We are honourableness ones who were forced to unimportant the predicament of his doings. Complicate so after he was labelled though the mastermind behind the 2002 Island Bombings." adding that the only human race who still saw the good withdraw Marwan was his mother.[57] The by far male relative spoke angrily of Zulkifli's brother Rahmat and claimed that significant was highly impressionable and was manipulated by Zulkifli into providing the stand by that he did. The relative deuced Zulkifli for ruining Rahmat's life, containing for his children and wife.[57]

See also

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Wanted and identification as a terrorist

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