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International Islamic Relief Organization
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1018. The International Islamic Relief Organization (or “IIRO”) has materially supported terror around the globe, including Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda. IIRO’s office in the Philippines is headed by Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law, Defendant Mohammed Jamal Khalifa and has acted as a center of terrorist financing and training activity – across the globe. IIRO then evolved into a vast independent terrorist machine – funding, recruiting and aiding and abetting al Qaeda members around the globe. IIRO was involved with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the plot to destroy the Lincoln Tunnel and the Brooklyn Bridge, the plot to assassinate President William Jefferson Clinton and Pope John Paul II, the plot to blow up twelve American airplanes simultaneously, and the 1998 Embassy bombings in East Africa.
1019. The IIRO sister company, International Relief Organization ( or “IRO”), sends money back and forth with IIRO. IRO sends money to other organizations that sponsor terror. Another IIRO sister company, the Success Foundation, sends money back and forth with the IIRO and IRO. The Success Foundation also sends money to other organizations who sponsor terror.
1020. Several employees of the Muslim World League, IIRO’s parent organization, have explicitly worked with al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden’s associates from Afghanistan infiltrated and propagated Muslim World League Offices around the world. The Rabita Trust, another branch of the Muslim World League, had its assets frozen as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity (or “SDGI”) of the United States Treasury. Wa’el Jalaidan, as Secretary General of the Rabita Trust and Muslim World League Office in Peshawar, Pakistan has repeatedly aided and abetted terrorists.
1021. Abdurahman Alamoudi, the Secretary of the Success Foundation, has openly stated his support for HAMAS and Hizbollah, both designated terrorist organizations. Alamoudi is the President of the American Muslim Foundation (or “AMF”), which receives thousands of dollars from the Success Foundation, as stated on the income tax Form 990s for the Success Foundation. Mohammed Omeish, President of the United States branches of IIRO and IRO, as well as their sister organization the United States-based Success Foundation, is also Vice- President of the American Muslim Foundation.
1022. Adnan Basha, IIRO’s Secretary-General, wrote “The major finance is coming from the generous people of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd, and the royal family.” Arafat El-Ashi, head of IIRO’s Canada branch, testified in the trial of Mahmoud Jaballah that IIRO and MWL were intimately connected to and funded by certain Saudi Arabian interests. Arafat el-Ashi made clear in his testimony in the Jaballah trial that as a IIRO and MWL employee, he was also an employee of the Saudi government.
1023. IIRO became al Qaeda’s charity of choice to funnel money and weapons as described in the book The Arab Volunteers of Afghanistan, published by Adil Abdul Galil Batargy and the relief organization Benevolence International Foundation.
1024. According to the account of Mohammed Bayazid, al Qaeda member and associate of Osama bin Laden, the Muslim World League opened an office in Pakistan for the use of the founders of al Qaeda. The Muslim World League initially was funded by Osama bin Laden, then the government of Saudi Arabia took over the funding. According to the Arabic periodical publication Rose Al-Yusuf, the IIRO is firmly entrenched with Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda organization. As one example, the IIRO supported an al Qaeda guest house in Egypt.
1025. The perpetrators of the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 were given al Qaeda funding and support through Defendants Mohamad Khalifa and IIRO. Mohamad Khalifa, as the head of IIRO, used the organization to collect and launder money for al Qaeda operations. IIRO funded the terrorist al Qaeda groups Moro Islamic Liberation Front (or “MILF”) and the Abu Sayef Group (or “ASG”). A former Abu Sayyaf member stated: “Less than 30% of the IIRO funds went to legitimate public works, the rest going toward the purchase of weapons.” Mohamad Khalifa’s branch of the IIRO served as a base to plan and finance al Qaeda.
1026. IIRO built its office in Khartoum, Sudan in the same residential neighborhood as Osama bin Laden’s personal office, according to the testimony of a former al Qaeda member, Jamal Ahmed Mohammed Al-Fadl. IIRO also built its Khartoum office near the office of Benevolence International Foundation, another al Qaeda front, and in the same residential neighborhood where Osama bin Laden had his personal office.
1027. The IIRO was implicated in the bombing of the United States Embassies in Kenya-Tanzania in 1998. Kenya deregistered the IIRO after the bombing. IIRO Tanzania was reportedly working with al Qaeda immediately before the United States Embassy bombing. IIRO went on to plot to destroy United States Consulates in India in 1999, this time with less success.
1028. According to Canadian intelligence documents, IIRO funded al-Jihad. Mohmous Jaballah, Islamic al-Jihad member tried in Canada, was an IIRO employee. Egyptian al-Jihad, led by al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawhiri, is a branch of al Qaeda. As an employee of IIRO Canada, Mohammed Khatib founded the Canadian branch of Benevolence International Foundation.
1029. IIRO works with numerous other al Qaeda affiliated charities. IIRO shares the same address in England as the International Development Foundation (or “IDF”), a charity affiliated with Defendant Khalid bin Mafouz, a senior al Qaeda financier. The Success Foundation, IIRO’s namesake, is also funded by Khalid bin Mafouz. IIRO aids and abets the Saudi Joint Relief Committee, an al Qaeda charity in Bosnia and elsewhere. IIRO, through Khalifa, sponsors, aids and abets Benevolence International Foundation, the al Qaeda charity front. IIRO provides funding for other alleged humanitarian organizations that have suspected ties to al Qaeda: Global Relief Foundation (or “GRF”), Taibah International, Islamic African Relief Agency, World Assembly of Muslim Youth, (or “WAMY”).
1030. Mohammed Omeish is Vice President of American Muslim Foundation which according to its tax Form 990, filed in 1999, gave money to Tarik Hamdi. Tarik Hamdi helped Osama bin Laden get a satellite phone and other electronic equipment which was used to coordinate terrorism, including the African Embassy bombings.
1031. After September 11, 2001, IIRO’s offices in Virginia were raided by the FBI as a result of al Qaeda sponsorship. One of the September 11 hijackers claimed to be going to work for IIRO Fazeh Ahed. IIRO also extensively funded the Taliban regime. As stated by Dr. Adan Basha, Secretary-General of IIRO, the IIRO donated more than Sixty Million ($60,000,000) dollars to the Taliban Regime. After September 11, 2001, Pakistan deported 89 Arab aid workers from the IIRO and other organizations because they were aiding, abetting, funding, otherwise conspiring with, sponsoring and/or supporting al Qaeda.
1032. Sanabil al-Khair was created to manage the International Islamic Relief Organization’s financial assets. IIRO’s website states, “It [IIRO] has established an endowment fund (Sanabil Al-Khair) which will be used to generate a stable income to finance its various activities.” The Sanabil al-Khair has incorporated in the United States under two different names. The Sana-Bell, Inc. and Sanabel al-Kheer, Inc. Their corporate records indicate the same address as IIRO in Herndon, Virginia.
1033. Co-conspirators, aiders and abettors of the International Islamic Relief Organization include defendants: Success Foundation, Inc., Mohamed S. Omeish, Abdurahman Alamoudi, Khaled Nouri, Sulaiman al-Ali, Abdullah M. al-Mahdi, Tareq M. al-Swaidan, Abdul al-Moslah, Salah Badahdh, Abdullah bin Saleh al Obaid, Hassan A.A. Bahfzallah, and M. Yaqub Mirza, all located, doing business or registered to do business in the United States. |
