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Saleh al-Oufi, Al Qaeda’s suspected chief in Saudi Arabia, was among 14 militants killed in three days of gun battles with security forces, the exiled opposition said on Wednesday.
A security source said that another Al Qaeda suspect on Riyadh’s list of 26 most wanted militants was killed in another clash on Wednesday.
The London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia claimed Al Qaeda commander Saleh al-Oufi, who was number four on the most-wanted list, had been found dead after fighting in Al Rass ended on Tuesday. The gunbattles that began on Sunday were the bloodiest between militants and Saudi security forces. “One of the dead, who had an amputated leg, was found in a wheelchair,” the opposition said in an Internet statement, “According the security services, it is Saleh al-Oufi, but the body was burnt and it is not possible to be certain of his identity before a DNA analysis.”
Abdul Rahman al-Yazji, another suspected Al Qaeda militant on the list, was killed in a separate clash in on Wednesday, said a security source. Yazji was shot dead during a raid by security forces on a house where he was hiding.
The interior ministry said 14 Al Qaeda members had been confirmed dead in the clashes, which began on Sunday. Five other militants were wounded and arrested, while a sixth surrendered, said the interior ministry in a statement, adding that 14 security officers were wounded. |
