 Kuwait, facing an increase in militant violence, is hunting between eight to 10 Saudis and Kuwaitis suspected of links to al-Qaeda and a local anti-US network. "Among the Kuwaitis and Saudis being sought by state security are three individuals who have been wanted since the summer as part of a network that trained and sent youths to Iraq to fight US-led forces," the source told Reuters. Adel Al-Shimmari, Khaled Al-Dosari and Ahmad Al-Mutairi have been sought by the authorities since August for indoctrinating youths in radical Islam and facilitating their entrance to Iraq, the source said.
| Cue the Family Affair theme. Dosaris and Mutairis are almost as common in the Wonderful World of Terror™ as the al-Ghamdis. |
They are also leading suspects in two deadly clashes between police and gunmen in the state earlier this month, blamed on Muslim militants believed to be sympathetic to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The source identified a fourth suspect as 29-year-old Kuwaiti national Amer Al-Enezi.
| Enezis are pretty common, too... |
"All the men being sought have links to hostile activity in either Afghanistan or Iraq," the source said. Kuwait has boosted security and cracked down on Islamists opposed to the US military presence. Police have seized weapons and munitions in a series of hauls and have so far detained up to 25 suspected militants for questioning. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef, whose country has been battling al-Qaeda linked violence for nearly two years, has been quoted as saying that the attacks in Kuwait were an extension of events in Saudi Arabia and were "from the same source". |