Sami al-Oraydi

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Sami al-Oraydi
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Guardians of Religion Organization (2018–present)[1]
RankDeputy leader of the al-Nusra Front
Battles/warsSyria
  • Syrian Civil War

Lebanon

  • Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon

Military intervention against ISIL

  • American-led intervention in Syria

Sami Mahmud Mohammed al-Oraydi or Abu Mahmoud al-Shami (also: al-Uraydi;

Arabic: سامي محمود محمد العُرَيدي, romanized: Sāmī Maḩmūd Muḥammad al-ʿUraydī; born 1973) is a senior sharia official for the al-Qaeda affiliated Hurras al-Din[2][3] who was the chief religious authority for al-Nusra Front and the group's former second-in-command.[4][5]

Biography

Sami al-Oraydi was born in

Ibn Taymiyyah.[6]

Al-Oraydi was influenced by the teachings of Syrian jihadist

Abu Musab al-Suri, who fought against the Syrian government in the 1970s and '80s.[4]

Syrian Civil War

Main article:
Syrian Civil War

Al-Oraydi was a member of the

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) overran Nusra Front positions in eastern Syria in 2014.[4]

He had used social media to release sermons and declarations on behalf of the

ISIL, particularly after the group declared its caliphate in June 2014. Al-Oraydi said ISIL spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani "does not know what comes out of his head." He also referred to ISIL's leaders as "Muslim killers." He declared war on ISIL in a December 2014 sermon.[4]

Al-Oraydi has accused ISIL of being Kharijites and has denounced the group for being too extreme, saying in an audio released in 2014 that "Jihad has taught me that leniency in dealing with extremists and Kharijites is disregard for the blood of the Sunnis and the Mujaheddin. Every Jihad arena they enter, they shed the blood of the mujahideen."[7]

After the formation of

Guardians of Religion Organization in February 2018.[1]

The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program is offering up to $5 million reward for information on his whereabouts.[10][11][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Joško Barić (28 February 2018). "Syrian War Daily – 28th of February 2018". Syrian War Daily.
  2. ^ "Sami al-Uraydi – Rewards For Justice". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Senior Leaders of Hurras al-Din". United States Department of State. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Executive Summary: Sami al-Oraidi". Counter Extremism Project. 2014.
  5. ^ a b "The Formation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Wider Tensions in the Syrian Insurgency". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Who's who in the Nusra Front?". al-Araby. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Black flags at the border: ISIS betting on Al-Talli joining its ranks". Al-Akhbar. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Fierce dispute between the Headquarters for the Liberation of Al-Sham and Al-Qaeda". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 10 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Islamic State propagandists seek to undermine rival jihadists in Syria". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Sami al-Uraydi – Rewards For Justice".
  11. ^ "US Offers Bounty for Information on al-Qaida-Affiliated Militants in Syria". VOA. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. ^ "BBC Monitoring – Essential Media Insight". monitoring.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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