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Sakra has 16 aliases
Syrian Louai Sakka, on trial for top-level links to the al-Qaeda terrorist network, apparently used 16 different code names and identities.Information regarding Sakkas codes name and forged identities, along with a fact-finding report of his testimony at Istanbul Security Dept. were included in the indictment prepared by the chief public prosecutors office. According to a related statement, Palestinian Abu Zubeydah called Sakka Alaattin, a name he often used in 1998 in Pakistan. Sakka, claimed to be al-Qaedas Turkish mandate and the mastermind of attacks committed on HSBC and British Consulate in Istanbul, introduced himself to Habib Akdas in Islamabad with another code name, Ayhan. Sakka used the named Haci Omer Inanc during the preparation of attacks against an Israeli cruise ship carrying tourists in Antalya. Sakka was captured in Diyarbakir as Ekrem Ozel in August 2005. His lawyer had also confirmed the operation plan. Reportedly, the al-Qaeda operative said in dialogues with police that one of the high-ranked administers of al-Qaeda, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi also called him Little Brother, Louai means Monster; Sakka said he deserves this name. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-02-23 |
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