Abd al-Rahman Khalaf al-Anizi
Abd aL-Rahman Khalaf al-Anizi (born approximately 1973)[1] is a Kuwaiti national who fundraises for the al-Nusra Front for the People of the Levant, ISIS, and al-Qaida.[2] According to the US Department of the Treasury he has worked with senior al-Qaida officials since 2008 to facilitate the flow of funds from Kuwait to Syria and helped pay for the travel of foreign fighters from Syria to Iraq. He has also recruited for al-Qaida in Afghanistan in Kuwait and Iran. Since 2013 he has been more directly involved in gathering funds, operatives, and logistics for terrorist groups in Syria.[3]
In 2014 Foreign Policy listed Anizi in their annual 100 Global Thinkers as an "Agitator", a category dedicated to those who have caused significant international splintering and violence.[4] His name was also added to the sanctions list of the UN's Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee,[1] and he was designated as a key supporter of terrorists in Syria and Iraq by the US Department of the Treasury.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Security Council. "Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Fourteen Individuals and Two Entities to Its Sanctions List". United Nations MEETINGS COVERAGE AND PRESS RELEASES. United Nations. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "QDi.335. 'Abd al-Rahman Khalaf 'Ubayd Juday' al-'Anizi". Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities. United Nations. Retrieved 20 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Treasury Designates Three Key Supporters of Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Treasury.gov, 8 June 2014
- ^ "The Leading Global Thinkers of 2014". Foreign Policy. Graham Holdings Company. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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