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Security Council Distr.: General 3 December 2012 United Nations S/2012/867 Security Council Distr.: General 3 December 2012 Original: English Identical letters dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council Upon instructions from my Government, in the light of the ongoing terrorist attacks that have been conducted by the armed terrorist groups in the Syrian Arab Republic, and following our previous letters, I am transmitting herewith a list that contains the names of 143 foreign and Arab individuals who were killed in Syria while carrying out their terrorist activities. The list includes information about each individual’s name, age, date and place of death, and nationality. The majority of the individuals entered the Syrian Arab Republic illegally, and they hold different nationalities, such as Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Tunisian, Egyptian, Sudanese, Libyan, Afghani, Jordanian, Turkish, Yemeni, Iraqi, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Kuwaiti, Palestinian, Lebanese, Algerian, Chadian and Pakistani (see annex). It would be greatly appreciated if the present letter and its annex could be issued as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Bashar Ja’afari Ambassador Permanent Representative 12-62458 (E) 061212 071212 *1262458* S/2012/867 2 Annex to the identical letters dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council [Original: Arabic] No. Nationality Name and surname Incident Date 1 Palestinian Syrian Muhammad Sulayman Ibn Khidr Wasna Killed while attacking the Khanasir area 2 February 2012 and its police station in Safirah, Aleppo 2 Libyan Safwan Abdullah al-Affani (age 40) Killed with other terrorists in the Kafr 7 August 2012 Karmin forest and interred in Anjarah, Aleppo 3 Afghan Abu Abdullah (age 37) Killed with other terrorists in Dar Ta‘izzah, 11 September 2012 Aleppo 4 Afghan Abu Ayyub al-Aridi (age 61) Killed with other terrorists in Dar Ta‘izzah, 11 September 2012 Aleppo 5 Tunisian Al-Marzuq Billah (age 41) Killed with other terrorists in Dar Ta‘izzah, 11 September 2012 Aleppo 6 Egyptian Also known as “Abu Imad” (Al-Qaida) Killed with other terrorists in Dar Ta‘izzah, 11 September 2012 Aleppo 7 Sudanese Abdurahman al-Ibrahim (Al-Qaida) Killed with other terrorists in Dar Ta‘izzah, 11 September 2012 Aleppo 8 Tunisian Nasir Abdullah Abu al-Walid (Al-Qaida) Killed while driving a stolen tank in front 11 September 2012 of the artillery corps in Aleppo 9 Libyan Abu Khalid (age 37, Al-Qaida) Killed in a stolen tank in front of the 11 September 2012 artillery corps in Aleppo 10 Afghan Abu Qatadah (age 45, sniper) Killed in Ibizimu as a result of clashes with 14 September 2012 the Army 11 Libyan Abu Khalil, aka “al-Mukhadram” (age 43) Killed with other terrorists as a result of 16 September 2012 clashes with the Army in Atarib 12-62458 12-62458 No. Nationality Name and surname Incident Date 12 Tunisian Also known as “Sheikh of the Killed with other terrorists as a result of 22 September 2012 Revolutionaries” (age 48) (Al-Qaida) clashes with the Army in the countryside near Atarib 13 Afghan Al-Nasir Sayf al-Din (age 41) Killed while attacking a missile battery in 30 September 2012 Aleppo 14 Libyan Husayn Muhammad Sabir, mother Layla Killed with other terrorists in the Sayf 20 August 2012 (born 1976) al-Dawlah quarter, Aleppo 15 Libyan Abu al-Qasim Killed during clashes in the town of 28 August 2012 Bashqatin, Aleppo 16 Yemeni Mus‘ab Muhammad Abdullah al-Huthi Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 17 Saudi Arabian Hassan al-Shamri Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 18 Saudi Arabian Khalid al-Zahrani Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 19 Qatari Sabir Hajim Fardan Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 20 Afghan Muskhayif Izz al-Islam Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 21 Afghan Muskhayif Shayshin Nusrah Front and Jihad hideout targeted in 19 September 2012 the Kallasah quarter, Aleppo 22 Egyptian Abu al-Abbas from Giza Terrorist group targeted in Qabtan al Jabal, 19 September 2012 Aleppo 23 Jordanian Sattam Tarawinah Terrorist group targeted at the Qadi Askar 21 September 2012 roundabout in Aleppo 24 Turkish Qushar Terrorist group targeted in the town of 21 September 2012 Bashqatin, Aleppo S/2012/867 25 Libyan Abu Hamza al-Libi (age 51) Terrorist group targeted in the town of 20 September 2012 Bashqatin, Aleppo 3 S/2012/867 4 No. Nationality Name and surname Incident Date 26 Saudi Arabian Abdulaziz Sulayman (age 41) Terrorist group targeted in the town of Kafr 24 September 2012 Naha, Aleppo 27 Saudi Arabian Fayyad Abdulaziz Abdullah Terrorist group targeted in Khan al-Asal, 27 September 2012 Aleppo 28 Saudi Arabian Also known as “al-Harithi” Terrorist hideout targeted in Aleppo 4 October 2012 29 Saudi Arabian Abdulkarim al-Zayd Terrorist gathering targeted in the west of 4 October 2012 Rif Halab 30 Libyan Abu Qaysar (age 28) Terrorist gathering targeted in Atarib, 8 October 2012 Aleppo 31 Saudi Arabian Abdulaziz Hamid al-Anzi Terrorist gathering targeted in Atarib, 8 October 2012 Aleppo 32 Iraqi Mahmud Tallal al-Fahd (age 37) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 9 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 33 Saudi Arabian Khalaf al-Sawwan Ibn Sayf al-Din Terrorist gathering targeted in the 9 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 34 Qatari Sufyan Faysal al-Zubaydi Terrorist gathering targeted in the 10 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 35 Saudi Arabian Abdullah al-Rathyan (age 41) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 10 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 36 Saudi Arabian Safwan Abdullah Barhumi Terrorist gathering targeted in the 11 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 37 Saudi Arabian Abdulaziz al-Nayif (age 49) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 12 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 38 Yemeni Salih al-Ma‘yuf (age 41) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 12 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 39 Egyptian Riyad al-Sarhan (aka “the Leopard”, Terrorist gathering targeted in the 13 October 2012 approximately age 40) countryside west of Sim‘an 12-62458 40 Saudi Arabian Khalil Abdulaziz (age 31, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 13 October 2012 Jawad”) countryside west of Sim‘an 12-62458 No. Nationality Name and surname Incident Date 41 Egyptian Izz al-Din al-Masri (age 37, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 13 October 2012 Najm”) countryside west of Sim‘an 42 Afghan Sayf al-Din Shakir (age 43, aka “the Drill”) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 14 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 43 Saudi Arabian Satuf al-Sa‘i (age 38, aka “Abu A’ishah”) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 14 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an 44 Qatari Hamid Abdulaziz (age 45, aka Terrorist gathering targeted in the 15 October 2012 “al-Mukhadram”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 45 Egyptian Abdulbari al-Samid (age 37, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 15 October 2012 Sufyan) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 46 Yemeni Isma‘il al-Ridwan (age 42, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 16 October 2012 Ziyad”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 47 Saudi Arabian Nasir Abdulaziz al-Farim Terrorist gathering targeted in the 16 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 48 Azerbaijani Khasin Kazili (age 40) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 17 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 49 Egyptian Abu Ubaydah al-Masri (age 43) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 17 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 50 Saudi Arabian Hamud al-Alyan (age 41, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 18 October 2012 Salma”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 51 Saudi Arabian Abdulwahid al-Najafi (age 45, aka “Sheikh Terrorist gathering targeted in the 18 October 2012 of the Revolutionaries”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 52 Qatari Riyad Sulayman al-Na’if (age 36) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 18 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 53 Saudi Arabian Isa al-Fayyad Abu al-Abd (age 38) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 18 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 54 Libyan Ziyad Misrati (age 42, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 18 October 2012 S/2012/867 al-Qasim”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 5 S/2012/867 6 No. Nationality Name and surname Incident Date 55 Qatari Abu Dawud al-Qatari (age 42, aka Terrorist gathering targeted in the 20 October 2012 “al-Faruq”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 56 Pakistani Jaki Sharif (age 45) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 22 October 2012 countryside near Atarib and Sim‘an 57 Afghan Al-Muntasir Billah (age 36) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 22 October 2012 countryside near Atarib and Sim‘an 58 Saudi Arabian Abdulaziz al-Mut‘ab (age 40, aka “Abu Terrorist gathering targeted in the 23 October 2012 Hamza”) countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 59 Qatari Subh al-Mash‘al (age 36) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 23 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 60 Libyan Uklah al-Qasimi (age 43) Terrorist gathering targeted in the 25 October 2012 countryside west of Sim‘an and Atarib 61 Saudi Arabian Talal al-Muhjam (age 43) Killed during a violation of the Id al-Adha 26 October 2012 truce
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