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Anwar Nasser al-Awlaki was a Yemeni-American imam. U.S. government officials say that, as well as being a senior recruiter and motivator, he was centrally involved in planning terrorist operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, but have not released evidence that could support this statement. Al-Awlaki became the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike without the rights of due process being afforded. President Barack Obama ordered the strike which was effectively ordering the execution of a U.S. citzen without a trial. His son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, was killed in a U.S. drone strike two weeks later. On January 29, 2017, al-Awlaki's 8-year-old daughter, Nawar al-Awlaki, was killed in a U.S. commando attack in Yemen that was ordered by President Donald Trump. With a blog, a Facebook page, the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire, and many YouTube videos, al-Awlaki was described by Saudi news station Al Arabiya as the "bin Laden of the Internet". After a request from the U.S. Congress in November 2010, Google removed many of al-Awlaki's videos from YouTube. According to The New York Times, al-Awlaki's public statements and videos have been more influential in inspiring acts of terrorism in the wake of his killing than before his death.
Born
Wednesday, 21 April 1971
Died
Friday, 30 September 2011
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Spycraft | Self - Al-Qaeda Member | 2020 |
Imminent Threat | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
Jihad: A Story of the Others | Self - Jihadist | 2015 |
Grand Deception | Self | 2013 |
America's Book of Secrets | Self - Al-Qaeda Member | 2012 |
Dateline NBC | Self - Cleric | 1992 |
60 Minutes | Himself - Terrorist (segment "In God's Name") (archive footage) / Himself - Terrorist (segment "Morten Storm") (archive footage) / Self - Al-Qaeda Member (segment "Double Crossed") (archive footage) / Himself - Radical Iman (segment "Yemen") (archive footage) | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Spycraft | Self - Al-Qaeda Member | 2020 |
Imminent Threat | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
Jihad: A Story of the Others | Self - Jihadist | 2015 |
Grand Deception | Self | 2013 |
America's Book of Secrets | Self - Al-Qaeda Member | 2012 |
Dateline NBC | Self - Cleric | 1992 |
60 Minutes | Himself - Terrorist (segment "In God's Name") (archive footage) / Himself - Terrorist (segment "Morten Storm") (archive footage) / Self - Al-Qaeda Member (segment "Double Crossed") (archive footage) / Himself - Radical Iman (segment "Yemen") (archive footage) | 1968 |